Neurofibromatosis in monozygotic twins: a case report

Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1983;32(3-4):245-9. doi: 10.1017/s0001566000005109.

Abstract

A case report is given of a pair of monozygotic twin girls with neurofibromatosis caused by a new mutation. The symptomatology was dominated by a neurofibrosarcoma on the leg of one twin and by a large plexiform neurofibroma on the neck of the other twin. Otherwise, the disease showed similar, although not identical or mirror-image distribution of subcutaneous neurofibromas and café-au-lait spots. The twins had identical HLA and blood group antigens and the same chromosome aberration. These case reports indicate that nonhereditary factors may influence the manifestations of neurofibromatosis. A review of the literature on monozygotic twins with neurofibromatosis is given.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Female
  • HLA Antigens / genetics
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / genetics
  • Humans
  • Leg
  • Mutation
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / genetics
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / genetics*
  • Pregnancy
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / genetics
  • Twins*
  • Twins, Monozygotic*

Substances

  • HLA Antigens