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Unusual Vascular Malformation of the Kidney in Both Twins of a Monozygotic Pair: Short Case Report
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
Abstract
A case of double bilateral renal vessels in both twins of a MZ pair is reported for the first time. Even in non-twins, the anomalies reported so far involved the inferior polar arteries in agreement with the embryological development. The two male twins, examined at the age of 14 years, had simultaneously developed a marked hypertension at the age of 7 years. Zygosity was determined by blood group and HLA analysis and various clinical tests were carried out to diagnose the condition. It is suggested that the anomaly is the result of a genetically induced early block in embryonic development.
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- Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 567 - 570
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- Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1987