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From Mary Kugler, R.N., Former About.com Guide to Rare Diseases

Roberts Syndrome

Sunday April 24, 2005
This inherited disorder causes malformations of bones of the skull, face, and arms and legs. Roberts syndrome has been called pseudothalidomide syndrome because the physical malformations in children with the syndrome resemble those of children whose mothers took thalidomide during pregnancy.

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