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Posterior urethral valves and mirror image anomalies in monozygotic twins
Francesco Morini1, Michele Ilari, Alessandra Casati
1Pediatric Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
American Journal of Medical Genetics
|September 5, 2002
Abstract:
Monozygotic (MZ) twins with both posterior urethral valves (PUV) and additional mirror image malformations are described. This association suggests that an early embryonic event may lead to MZ twinning, PUV, and mirror image anomalies.