Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in only one of identical twins. Case report with study of cell-mediated immunity.
A case of identical twins is reported in which only 1 was affected by subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The affected twin showed a defect of cellular immunity, mainly a decrease of T lymphocytes. This defect therefore appears to be a consequence and not a genetic determinant of the disease.
D002648:Child; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic