title: Concordant prune belly syndrome in monozygotic twins.
abstract: We report 2 cases of concordant prune belly syndrome occurring in monozygotic twins. In addition to suggesting a genetic basis for this disease, our 12-year follow-up of these cases illustrates that these patients with an otherwise poor prognosis can have normal growth, development, and renal function with appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62702, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Townes
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Primack
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skare
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics