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Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

A genetically inherited disorder characterised by dwarfism, extra fingers, and malformations of the arms, wrists, and heart. The majority of the known cases in the world of this rare syndrome have been found among the Amish and 7% of them carry the responsible recessive autosomal allele.

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