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Case Reports
. 1979 Sep;20(9):811-4.
doi: 10.1136/gut.20.9.811.

Achalasia and diffuse oesophageal spasm in siblings

M D Kaye, J E Demeules
Case Reports

Achalasia and diffuse oesophageal spasm in siblings

M D Kaye et al. Gut. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

We report the occurrence of achalasia and diffuse oesophageal spasm in brother and sister. The familial occurrence of these unusual disorders is consistent with the possibility that they share a common aetiology and indicates the potential importance of genetic predisposition.

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