Matthew-Wood Syndrome in Monochorionic, Diamnionic Twins.

J Pediatr Genet

Division of Neonatology, Levine Children's Hospital, Atrium Healthcare, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

Published: June 2024

Matthew-Wood syndrome represents a rare genetic disorder characterized by diaphragmatic defects, pulmonary hypoplasia, micro- or anophthalmia, and cardiac defects. Most cases are lethal with very few infants living beyond a few years of life. Siblings with this diagnosis have been reported but never twins. In this article, we provided a review and discussion of this syndrome following its presentation in monochorionic, diamnionic twin females.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1739386DOI Listing

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