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Possible X-linked anencephaly and spina bifida—report of a kindred |
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| Authors: | Helga V Toriello Stephen T Warren Janice A Lindstrom John M Opitz |
| Abstract: | Causal heterogeneity of anencephaly and spina bifida has been demonstrated; in rare families the neural tube defect may be caused by a single gene. We report a family in which four cases of anencephaly or spina bifida may represent X-linked inheritance. |
| Keywords: | anencephaly spina bifida X-linked inheritance |