Monozygotic twins concordant for Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and implications for genetic counseling
β Scribed by Robinson, Tonya W. ;Stewart, Dan L. ;Hersh, Joseph H.
- Book ID
- 102703048
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 737 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report on a set of monozygotic twin boys concordant for RubinsteinβTaybi syndrome, and discuss the possible genetic basis of the disorder. Β© 1993 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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