Identical twins discordant for Kallmann's syndrome.
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Identical twins discordant for Kallmann's syndrome.
A 20 year old male patient presented with lack of sexual development. On examination he was eunuchoidal and hypogonadal, and olfactory function testing showed he was anosmic. Biochemical investigations proved he was hypogonadotrophic. Kallmann's syndrome was therefore diagnosed. His appearance was very different from his alleged identical twin who had undergone a normal puberty and had normal p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Genetics
سال: 1990
ISSN: 1468-6244
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.27.3.198