title: Monozygotic twins discordant for fibular aplasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Halal
mesh_terms: 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