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A five-year-old, monozygotic, Turkish female twin pair with Rett syndrome is described. The twins are almost completely concordant in all clinical signs. This observation suggests a genetic cause of Rett syndrome.
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Tariverdian, G., Kantner, G. & Vogel, F. A monozygotic twin pair with Rett syndrome. Hum Genet 75, 88–90 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273849
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273849