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. 1973 Mar;10(1):85–89. doi: 10.1136/jmg.10.1.85

Monozygotic Twins with Ring Chromosome 22

R H Lindenbaum 1, M Bobrow 1, L Barber 1
PMCID: PMC1012981  PMID: 4697858

Abstract

Mentally retarded and monozygous twin sisters, with little physical abnormality, are described. Each twin carried a small ring chromosome, identified as a number 22.

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