Simple ectopia of the kidney in monozygotic twins.
We report a case of simple ectopia of the kidney in monozygotic twins. The hypothesis of a genetic mechanism for renal dysmorphogenesis could be tested by banking autopsy tissue and analyzing the messenger ribonucleic acid.
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic