Original articleDominant inheritance of cerebral gigantism**
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Presented in part at the 1975 Birth Defects Conference, Kansas City, Mo.
Studies at Harbor General Hospital were supported by USPH RRO 0425 and HD-05624 and Birth Defects Center and research grants from the National Foundation-March of Dimes, and the Easter Seal Research Foundation.
Studies at the Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio were supported by the John W. Champion Center.
Studies at the University of Arkansas were supported by United States Public Health Service grant AM 15901 and CA 13907.
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Dr. Zonana was supported by a National Foundation-March of Dimes Postdoctoral Fellowship and United States Public Health Service Research Training Grants (5 T01-HD 00417-03 and 5 T22-DE 00102-02).