FAMILIAL INTESTINAL POLYATRESIA SYNDROME

Familial multiple-level intestinal atresia is a rare syndrome with aut osomal recessive inheritance. Only a few well-documented families have been reported in the medical literature. In this article two new case s from a consanguineous couple are presented. These are the first repo rted cases of; Familial Intestinal Polyatresia Syndrome from Turkey. T he importance of this report is that the recognition of multiple intes tinal atresias as an invariably fatal syndrome will be helpful for gen etic counselling and attempts at early prenatal diagnosis for successi ve pregnancies in these couples.