title: Seven cases of branchial cyst and sinuses in four generations.
abstract: 7 cases of isolated branchial anomalies distributed in four consecutive generations of a Central Indian family are described: 6 were males and 1 was female. 3 members had a left-sided branchial sinus, 1 had a right-sided sinus, 2 had bilateral sinuses, and 1 had a right-sided cyst. The family shows that branchial (lateral cervical) cysts and sinuses are inherited as autosomal dominant characters, and that the two anomalies are indistinguishable genetically.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree