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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
ALVA, Carlos et al. Concordance of congenital heart defects in two pairs of monozygotic twins: pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of Fallot. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2010, vol.80, n.1, pp.29-32. ISSN 1665-1731.
Two pairs of twins with specific concordance in congenital heart lesions are presented. We reviewed all the monozygotic twins with specific concordance in congenital heart lesions in the last 18 years. Two pairs were found. First, a pair of 13 years-old monozygotic female twins; a severe infundibular and pulmonary valve stenosis was discovered in both girls. In the second pair of twins (8 years-old boys), Tetralogy of Fallot was diagnosed by echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization and angicardiography. In fluorescence hybridization test in situ all patients were negative for microdeletion in chromosome 22q11. Anatomic differences between twins are not enough explained on genetic bases; it's necessary to consider the role of other factors, probably acquired during the first stages of embryonic development. These are the two first pairs of twins with specific concordance in congenital cardiac lesions reported in Mexico.
Keywords : Congenital heart disease in twins; Congenital lesions in twins; Specific concordance in twins; Monozygotic twins; Valvar pulmonary stenosis; Tetralogy of Fallot.