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Biographical Date Spacing

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"Georg Gruber (1884-1977), a German physician ⁹ who first described the constellation of findings in 1934, terming it dysencephalia splanchnocystica"

Line 66:8 · In a biographical citation, the date should be correctly spaced: 'Georg Gruber (1884'

Emphasis

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"Meckel-Gruber syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion; the risk of the condition affecting a subsequent child is therefore 25% ¹. There is genetic heterogeneity with at least three genes (MKS1, MKS2 and MKS3) having been identified ^4,7:"

Line 11:219 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'MKS1, MKS2 and MKS3'

"MKS1: on chromosome 17q"

Line 13:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'MKS1'

"MKS2: on chromosome 11q"

Line 14:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'MKS2'

"MKS3: on chromosome 8q or 13q"

Line 15:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'MKS3'

List Caps

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"Dandy-Walker malformation"

Line 26:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Johann Friedrich Meckel (the younger) (1781-1833), a German anatomist (also known for Meckel diverticulum) ⁹"

Line 65:16 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Georg Gruber (1884-1977), a German physician ⁹ who first described the constellation of findings in 1934, terming it dysencephalia splanchnocystica"

Line 66:16 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Associations"

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Oxford Comma

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"The incidence is estimated to be 1:135,000, although much more prevalent (1:9000) in Finland, Belgium and certain populations in India and the Middle East ¹⁰."

Line 3:89 · Use the Oxford comma in 'Finland, Belgium and certain'.

Semicolons

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"Meckel-Gruber syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion; the risk of the condition affecting a subsequent child is therefore 25% ¹. There is genetic heterogeneity with at least three genes (MKS1, MKS2 and MKS3) having been identified ^4,7:"

Line 11:73 · Use semicolons judiciously.

There Is

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"Meckel-Gruber syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion; the risk of the condition affecting a subsequent child is therefore 25% ¹. There is genetic heterogeneity with at least three genes (MKS1, MKS2 and MKS3) having been identified ^4,7:"

Line 11:161 · Don't start a sentence with 'There is'.

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