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Abstract

J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2012; 3(1): 56-9.
doi  10.4103/0976-3147.91943
PMID 3271618

Meckel-Gruber syndrome: Report of two cases

Abstract


Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by a combination of renal cysts and variably associated with features including developmental anomalies of the central nervous system (typically encephalocele), hepatic ductal dysplasia, cysts, and polydactyly. It is a rare syndrome with highest incidence in Gujarati Indians and Finnish population. We report two such cases of MKS in non-Gujarati Indian which were diagnosed by neonatal autopsy.

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