Hypothesis: vascular twin naevi and somatic recombination in man.
Can the genetic concept of somatic recombination explain the phenomenon of vascular twin naevi in man? If so, this cutaneous disease would be a human counterpart of twin spots observed in animals and plants.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells; D009506:Nevus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*