Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in one of a pair of identical twins concordant for ankylosing spondylitis

I Olivieri; N Pappone; A Padula; C Rengo; G P Ruju; A Pucino; D Trippi; S Ferri; G Pasero

doi:10.1007/BF02249033

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in one of a pair of identical twins concordant for ankylosing spondylitis

Clin Rheumatol. 1994 Jun;13(2):309-11. doi: 10.1007/BF02249033.

Authors

I Olivieri¹, N Pappone, A Padula, C Rengo, G P Ruju, A Pucino, D Trippi, S Ferri, G Pasero

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatic Disease Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 8088080
DOI: 10.1007/BF02249033

Abstract

A pair of identical twins suffering from ankylosing spondylitis is reported. One brother developed an earlier-onset disease and showed ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and the flavum ligament in his cervical spine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diseases in Twins*
Humans
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic / complications*
Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnostic imaging
Posterior Cruciate Ligament* / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications*
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / diagnostic imaging
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / genetics*
Twins, Monozygotic