title: Variable expressivity of congenital longitudinal radial deficiency and spinal dysraphism in monozygotic twins.
abstract: We report monozygotic twins with longitudinal radial hypoplasia and low (L5) spina bifida occulta, but with differing severity. There is only one previous report of similar twins. We report these identical twins with the expression of longitudinal radial hypoplasia with mirror image pattern on contralateral sides, and the association of low spina bifida occulta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebicioğlu
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzümcügil
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics*