Monozygotic twins discordant for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Monozygotic twin girls discordant for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were born to parents with antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III. One twin had clinical evidence of the syndrome with tests positive for antibody, whereas the other at the age of 3 years was clinically, serologically, and virologically normal.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000382:microbiology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000151:congenital*; D014427:Twins; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
D000914:Antibodies, Viral