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The presence of acromial dimples in two unrelated children is reported, neither of whom was affected by the 18q-syndrome. The family investigation revealed male-to-male transmission in one case, which has not previously been recorded.
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Méhes, K., Meggyessy, V. Autosomal dominant inheritance of benign bilateral acromial dimples. Hum Genet 76, 206 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284925
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284925