Kidney transplantation in monozygotic twins discordant for lupus

A 25-year-old man with renal failure secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) received a kidney from his identical twin five years after onset of the first twin's symptoms of lupus. Both continue to do well. To our knowledge, there are no other reports of kidney transplantation in monozy...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 245; no. 1; p. 68
Main Authors Zonnebelt, S M, Belzer, F O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 02.01.1981
Subjects
Adult
Diseases in Twins
Female
Glomerulonephritis - etiology
Glomerulonephritis - surgery
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology
Kidney Transplantation
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - genetics
Male
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Transplantation, Isogeneic
Twins, Monozygotic
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Summary:A 25-year-old man with renal failure secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) received a kidney from his identical twin five years after onset of the first twin's symptoms of lupus. Both continue to do well. To our knowledge, there are no other reports of kidney transplantation in monozygotic twins discordant for SLE.
ISSN:0098-7484
DOI:10.1001/jama.1981.03310260046030