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. 1984 Oct;21(5):364–368. doi: 10.1136/jmg.21.5.364

Genetic heterogeneity in the Freeman-Sheldon syndrome: two adults with probable autosomal recessive inheritance

J S Fitzsimmons *, V Zaldua *, A R Chrispin
PMCID: PMC1049318  PMID: 6502650

Abstract

We report two sibs with the clinical features of the Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. T parents were unaffected and consanguineous, suggesting recessive inheritance.

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