Hair transplantation between identical twins.
Hair transplantation between monozygotic twins was used to repair a marked congenital, nonprogressive alopecia of the scalp. The alopecia was due to a follicular aplasia that, along with several other abnormalities of the integumentary system, affected only one of the twins. This case represents a unique application of isograft transplantation.
Bertolino
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AP
Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic