Androgen insensitivity revealed by surgery in elderly identical twins

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters

Narcolepsy in identical twins.

Narcolepsy has been observed in chronic encephalitis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, brain tumour, and following trauma, but when these cases are excluded there remains a group without demonstrable brain pathology. The existence of this idiopathic group has been a controversial subject. Among the more impressive evidence is that suggesting a hereditary factor in idiopathic narcolepsy. To date this ...

[Sarcoidosis in identical twins].

M.R.C.S., F.R.S., and R. B. THOMPSON, M.D., M.R.C.P. .................................................... 605 Fulminating Staphylococcal Pneumonia Associated with Influenza Virus C C. S. DARKE, M.D., M.R.C.P., P. H. WATKINS, B.M., and J. E. M. WHITEHEAD, M.B., DiP.BaCt. ..... ......... 606 Protoveratrine A in Treatment of Hypertension IAN R. GRAY, M.D., M.R.C.P., and NEIL A. J. HAMER, M.B., M.R...

Identical atherosclerotic lesions in identical twins.

In 1997, a 55-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of a lesion in the middle segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (Figure, A). He subsequently informed his cardiologist that his twin brother had also been treated successfully with PTCA at another hospital for stenosis of the LAD. The cineangiographic film of the twin brother was retrieved (Jac...

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

The androgen insensitivity syndromes (AIS) fall within the generic category of 46,XY DSD (disorder of sex development) and present as phenotypes associated with complete or partial resistance to the action of androgens. Three categories are recognized: complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS), partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS), mild androgen insensitivity syndrome (MAIS). Th...