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Nager acrofacial dysostosis is characterized by radial defect and the facial manifestations like Treacher-Collins syndrome. There are few reports about this syndrome in Japan. We report a typical Japanese Nager syndrome patient. He was complicated with respiratory distress syndrome.
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Kondoh, T., Ito, M., Ariyama, A. et al. A nager acrofacial dysostosis syndrome patient with severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Jap J Human Genet 42, 445–449 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766947
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