Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in one of a pair of identical twins concordant for ankylosing spondylitis

I. Olivieri; N. Pappone; A. Padula; C. Rengo; G. P. Ruju; A. Pucino; D. Trippi; S. Ferri; G. Pasero

doi:10.1007/BF02249033

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in one of a pair of identical twins concordant for ankylosing spondylitis

I. Olivieri, N. Pappone, A. Padula, C. Rengo, G. P. Ruju, A. Pucino, D. Trippi, S. Ferri, G. Pasero

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Abstract

A pair of identical twins suffering from ankylosing spondylitis is reported. One brother developed an earlier-onset disease and showed ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and the flavum ligament in his cervical spine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-311
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02249033
Publication status	Published - Jun 1994

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Keywords

Ankylosing Spondylitis
Monozygotic Twins
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Rheumatology
Immunology

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Olivieri, I., Pappone, N., Padula, A., Rengo, C., Ruju, G. P., Pucino, A., Trippi, D., Ferri, S., & Pasero, G. (1994). Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in one of a pair of identical twins concordant for ankylosing spondylitis. Clinical Rheumatology, 13(2), 309-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02249033

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