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. 1989 Jan;26(1):67–68. doi: 10.1136/jmg.26.1.67

Apple peel syndrome in sibs.

T I Farag 1, A S Teebi 1
PMCID: PMC1015545  PMID: 2918533

Abstract

We report an Arab sibship of two brothers with apple peel jejunal atresia. The parents are consanguineous. Other reported familial cases are briefly reviewed.

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