Monozygotic twins discordant for fibular aplasia.
We report on monozygotic (MZ) twins, one with the fibular aplasia developmental field defect, and the other with ectrosyndactyly of the hand. This may represent a coincidental occurrence of two sporadic events, or syndromal fibular aplasia.
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Division of Medical Genetics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000235:genetics; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic