Article
Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I in monozygotic twins discordant for hip pathology. Report on the morphological evolution of cone-shaped epiphyses and the unusual pattern of skeletal maturation.
Pediatric radiology - 1 Nov 1998
Naselli A, Vignolo M, Di Battista E, Papale V, Aicardi G, Becchetti S, Tomà P
Abstract excerpt
A pair of monozygotic twin girls with trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I (TRPS I), followed from 8.3 to 16.1 years of age, is described. Both showed typical dysmorphic features and severe short stature, but only one had Perthes-like changes in the right capital femoral epiphysis. The radiograp...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Diseases in Twins
- Epiphyses
- Female
- Femur
- Growth
- Hand
- Humans
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Osteochondrodysplasias
- Pelvic Bones
- Phenotype
- Radiography
- Twins, Monozygotic