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A monozygotic twin pair with Rett syndrome.

Human genetics ·Vol. 75 ·No. 1 ·1987-01-00 ·Pages 88-90

Tariverdian G, Kantner G, Vogel F

Abstract

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.

MeSH Terms

Child, Preschool Diseases in Twins Female Humans Intellectual Disability/genetics Syndrome Twins Twins, Monozygotic

Authors & Affiliations

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Tariverdian G

Kantner G

Vogel F

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Article Info

Journal

Human genetics

Abbr.

Hum Genet

ISSN

0340-6717

DOI

10.1007/BF00273849

Published

1987-01-00

Pages

88-90

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

7613873

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00273849 View journal details

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