A monozygotic twin pair with Rett syndrome

A monozygotic twin pair with Rett syndrome

A five-year-old, monozygotic, Turkish female twin pair with Rett syndrome is described. The twins are almost completely concordant in all clinical signs. This observation suggests a genetic cause of Rett syndrome.

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Veröffentlicht in:Human genetics 1987, Vol.75 (1), p.88-90
Hauptverfasser: TARIVERDIAN, G, KANTNER, G, VOGEL, F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Complex syndromes
Diseases in Twins
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability - genetics
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Syndrome
Twins
Twins, Monozygotic
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Zusammenfassung:A five-year-old, monozygotic, Turkish female twin pair with Rett syndrome is described. The twins are almost completely concordant in all clinical signs. This observation suggests a genetic cause of Rett syndrome.
ISSN:0340-6717
1432-1203
DOI:10.1007/BF00273849