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Two sibs with TAR syndrome and whose parents are blood relatives are described. To our knowledge this is the first report of consanguinity in TAR syndrome.
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Teufel, M., Enders, H. & Dopfer, R. Consanguinity in a Turkish family with thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR) syndrome. Hum Genet 64, 94–96 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289487
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