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Transplantation Between Monozygotic Twins

1968; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/02844316809026208

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Birger Kortholm,

Organ Donation and Transplantation

After a brief review on the literature concerning transplantations between monozygotic twins, a new case is added. A 22–year-old woman with burns comprising 59% of the body surface had three transplantations of skin from her monozygotic twin sister. The total grafts corresponded to 25% of the body surface. There were 100% takes, and all the sister skin has survived permanently. Now, 6 years after the accident, it is indistinguishable from the autografts.