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Abstract
Two brothers with similar atypical inguinal hernias are members of a family in which
the incidence of hernia strongly suggests an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance
for this condition. This concept is discussed for this family and supported by other
reports of the inheritance of hernias in man and other animals.
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Received:
April 4,
1964
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© 1965 Published by Elsevier Inc.
