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Meckel syndrome (also known as Meckel–Gruber Syndrome Gruber Syndrome Dysencephalia Splanchnocystica) is a rare lethal ciliopathic genetic disorder characterized by renal cystic dysplasia central nervous system malformations (occipital encephalocele) polydactyly (post axial) hepatic developmental defects and pulmonary hypoplasia due to oligohydramnios.Meckel–Gruber syndrome is named for Johann Meckel and Georg Gruber.
