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Case Reports
. 1982 Jul;27(7):636-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF01297220.

Achalasia in monozygotic twins

D T Stein, C M Knauer
Case Reports

Achalasia in monozygotic twins

D T Stein et al. Dig Dis Sci. 1982 Jul.

Abstract

The familial occurrence of achalasia has been previously recorded and a genetic origin for the disease has been postulated. We present the first case of achalasia in monozygotic twins and suggest that concordance for the disease is consistent with a genetic factor in the etiology of achalasia.

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