Meckel-Gruber syndrome

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Meckel-Gruber syndrome [mek´el groo´ber]

a hereditary autosomal recessive syndrome in which infants are usually born with a sloping forehead, posterior meningoencephalocele, polydactyly (extra fingers or toes), and polycystic kidneys; most die soon after birth. Called also Gruber's syndrome.

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