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Incidence of Fanconi anemia in children with congenital thumb anomalies referred for diepoxybutane testing.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Jun 2011
Webb Michelle L, Rosen Heather, Taghinia Amir, McCarty Erika R, Cerrato Felecia, Upton Joseph, Labow Brian I
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder of DNA repair that with near uniformity leads to bone marrow failure and resulting morbidity and mortality. Approximately 50% of FA patients are born with anomalies of the thumb or thumb and radius, and it has been recommended that all patients born with thumb anomalies undergo testing. However, the risk of FA in this population is unknown. We determined the...
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