McKinley L M, Leatherman K D
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1978 Sep;3(3):227-9. doi: 10.1097/00007632-197809000-00007.
This report contains a case presentation of monozygotic twins who had concordant right thoracic scoliosis of differing severities. One twin also had an associated congenital left lumbar scoliosis and urologic abnormalities. This report would suggest that the genetic basis of scoliosis may occur at multiple gene loci.
本报告包含一对单卵双胞胎的病例介绍,他们患有程度不同的右侧胸椎脊柱侧凸,且情况一致。其中一个双胞胎还伴有先天性左侧腰椎脊柱侧凸和泌尿系统异常。本报告表明脊柱侧凸的遗传基础可能发生在多个基因位点。