Bas·sen-Korn·zweig syndrome
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Medical Definition of Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
: abetalipoproteinemia
Her parents were first cousins, and her younger brother had similar signs and symptoms, indicating a genetic basis to this condition, which became known as Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome …— Daniel J. Rader et al., The Journal of the American Medical Association, 18 Aug. 1993
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“Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Bassen-Kornzweig%20syndrome. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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