Evidence of a Genetic Basis of Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome

Michael F. Koller, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Katharina Henke, Britta Behrends, Shigeru Noda, Adelgunde Kratzer, Christoph Hock, Marc Hofmann
2005 Neurodegenerative Diseases  
We report two 71-year-old female monozygotic twins presenting with advanced hyperostosis frontalis interna, obesity, shortness and cognitive impairment. They both have suffered from generalized seizures since their early adulthood. Moreover, the patients showed some additional conditions only occurring in one individual or the other such as migraine, marked recurrent depressive disorder or polyarthrosis. The symptoms common to both twins appear to correspond to the Morgagni-Stewart-Morel
more » ... e and indicate a genetic basis of this disorder as these features occur in genetically identical patients.
doi:10.1159/000089284 pmid:16909048 fatcat:5wkqgdeybbhb7g475lxabrc3ee