Celiac disease in monozygous twin boys
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 27 (12) , 1137-1140
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01391454
Abstract
Summary A 13-year-old boy presented when his weight gain fell behind that of his monozygous twin brother. Following investigation, he was found to have gluten-sensitive enteropathy on jejunal biopsy. Investigation of his symptom-free brother showed biopsy evidence of the condition with changes similar to those of the clinically affected boy. Following treatment with a gluten-free diet, the boys achieved a similar weight after 15 months.Keywords
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