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Guttmacher Syndrome
A syndrome characterized by preaxial deficiencies of the hands and feet, postaxial polydactyly of the hands, and hypospadias that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the HOXA13 gene on chromosome 7p15.2.
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Overview
A syndrome characterized by preaxial deficiencies of the hands and feet, postaxial polydactyly of the hands, and hypospadias that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the HOXA13 gene on chromosome 7p15.2.
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