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Eight other patients had predominantly cardiac anomalies in addition to the agenesis of the gall bladder. Five had abnormalities associated with defects of the anterior abdominal wall. There were no additional malformations in the remaining cases. Family history was negative in all, suggesting a sporadic occurrence. Comparison with previously reported cases confirmed a similar distribution of anomalies. 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