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Summary: Thirty-three families of indivduals with a history of spina bifida, with myelomeningocele were studied. Each member was HLA typed and had a spinal X-ray. The incidence of spina bifida occulta, and laminal asymmetry of the lumbo-sacral spine in sibs and parents is high. No association between these abnormalities the HLA system was found.
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Vannier, J., Lefort, J., Cavelier, B. et al. Spina Bifida Cystica Families X-Ray Examination and HLA Typing. Pediatr Res 15, 326–329 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198104000-00007
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