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Concordant tumour of the test in a MZ twin pair

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

U. Villani
U. Villani*
Affiliation:
Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia

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The Author reports the case of two MZ twins concordantly affected by a neoplasm of the testicle. The various etiopathogenetic theories of this form, the data reported in the literature and the genetic interpretation are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 172 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1967

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