Posterior urethral valves and mirror image anomalies in monozygotic twins.
Monozygotic (MZ) twins with both posterior urethral valves (PUV) and additional mirror image malformations are described. This association suggests that an early embryonic event may lead to MZ twinning, PUV, and mirror image anomalies.
Morini
Francesco
F
Pediatric Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Ilari
Michele
M
Casati
Alessandra
A
Piserà
Antonietta
A
Oriolo
Lucia
L
Cozzi
Denis A
DA
D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology