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Suxamethonium apnoea in a 4‐month‐old twin
Author(s) -
MEHTA Y.,
HOLE P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb04113.x
Subject(s) - medicine , identical twins , cholinesterase , pediatrics , typing , genetics , biology
Summary A case of one infant of twins who developed suxamethonium apnoea is described. Investigation of the family revealed him to be homozygous for atypical cholinesterase while the other twin was normal. Tissue HLA and blood typing indicated the twins to be identical.