## Abstract Russell‐Silver syndrome is a disorder of unknown cause. A number of familial cases have suggested autosomal dominant inheritance. We report on monozygotic twins discordant for the Russell‐Silver syndrome. Our findings suggest that the cause of Russell‐Silver syndrome is not explained en
Monozygotic twins discordant for Proteus syndrome
✍ Scribed by Knut Brockmann; Rudolf Happle; Frank Oeffner; Arne König
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 167 KB
- Volume
- 146A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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