Monozygotic twins with ring chromosome 22

J Med Genet. 1973 Mar;10(1):85-9. doi: 10.1136/jmg.10.1.85.

Abstract

Mentally retarded and monozygous twin sisters, with little physical abnormality, are described. Each twin carried a small ring chromosome, identified as a number 22.

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y*
  • Diseases in Twins*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperkinesis / genetics
  • Intellectual Disability / genetics*
  • Karyotyping