PEDIATRICS Vol. 46 No. 4 October 1970, pp. 629-632
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Familial Congenital Duodenal Atresia

Henry G. Mishalany M.D.1, Vazken M. Der Kaloustian M.D.2, and Mustafa Ghandour M.D.2

1 Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
2 Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Two patients with congenital duodenal atresia are reported. All four parents are first cousins of each other. An autosomal recessive type of inheritance is suggested. The source of the proposed gene for both families is traced to a single individual.