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ArthrogryposisMultiplexCongenita
Abstract
Arthrogryposismultiplexcongenitacomprisesnonprogressiveconditionscharacterizedbymultiplejointcontractures
throughoutthebodyatbirth.Thetermencompassesaveryheterogeneousgroupofdisordershavingthecommonfeatureof
multiplecongenitaljointcontractures.Thefrequencyisapproximately1in3000livebirths.

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ArthrogryposisMultiplexCongenita
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AtlasofGeneticDiagnosisandCounseling
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