Concordant prune belly syndrome in monozygotic twins

We report 2 cases of concordant prune belly syndrome occurring in monozygotic twins. In addition to suggesting a genetic basis for this disease, our 12-year follow-up of these cases illustrates that these patients with an otherwise poor prognosis can have normal growth, development, and renal functi...

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Published inUrology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 55; no. 6; p. 949
Main Authors Balaji, K.C, Patil, Ashwinikumar, Townes, Phillip L, Primack, William, Skare, James, Hopkins, Timothy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2000
Subjects
Diseases in Twins
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Prune Belly Syndrome
Twins, Monozygotic - genetics
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Summary:We report 2 cases of concordant prune belly syndrome occurring in monozygotic twins. In addition to suggesting a genetic basis for this disease, our 12-year follow-up of these cases illustrates that these patients with an otherwise poor prognosis can have normal growth, development, and renal function with appropriate treatment.
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ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00452-0