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Metaphyseal dysostosis type Schmid has been described in identical twin girls. It was concluded that the concordant occurrence of the disease in the twins was the result of a fresh autosomal dominant mutation.
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Kajii, T., Ohsawa, T., Matsuda, I. et al. Concordant metaphyseal dysostosis type Schmid in identical twins. Humangenetik 13, 151–156 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295796
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