title: Atherosclerotic aortic-bisiliac aneurysms in two monocorial twins.
abstract: Two cases of aorto-bisiliac aneurysms in monocorial twins in their sixties were observed. We report experimental and clinical data from the literature about genetic involvement in the formation of aneurysms, especially when associated with other risk factors. In addition to the genetic factors in the twins we studied, we also found other risk factors, such as hypertension and smoking, which took a long time to affect the patients before the aneurysms were detected.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Semeiotica Chirugica I, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inzaghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montemezzani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zappa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantoni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marconato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects