title: Occurrence of scleroderma in monozygotic twins.
abstract: Familial occurrence of scleroderma is rare and concordance for the disease in twins has been reported exceptionally. We describe 2 female identical twin pairs concordant for scleroderma. The first twin pair was diagnosed with the systemic form of scleroderma, the second pair with the localized form.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and the Center of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Gent, Belgium. filip.dekeyser@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Keyser
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Peene
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joos
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Naeyaert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Messiaen
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Veys
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000235:genetics*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics*