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CASE REPORT: LETHAL MULTIPLE PTERYGIUM SYNDROME

David S. Brink Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Atchawee Luisiri Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Dorothy K. Grange Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Pages 461-470 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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