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Discordance of primary infantile glaucoma in monozygotic twins.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 1999
Zhang K, Jampel H D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report a case of primary infantile glaucoma occurring in only one of two identical twins. METHODS: Case reports. RESULTS: Clinical features of bilateral primary infantile glaucoma in one of the two twins at age 16 months are described. Polymorphic DNA markers were used to establish identical twinship. CONCLUSION: Our finding suggests that nongenetic factors must be considered in determining the origin...
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