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Nasal polyps in identical twins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Adrian Drake-Lee
Adrian Drake-Lee*
Affiliation:
Birmingham
*
Adrian Drake-Lee, Ph.D., F.R.C.S. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH
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Abstract

Nasal polyps are multifactorial in aetiology but are associated with respiratory diseases, particularly late onset asthma. Several members of a family may be affected with nasal polyps but there is little evidence for a genetic basis for this. Some evidence to support a genetic predisposition comes from the development of polyps in identical twins.

Keywords

Nasal polypsTwins, identical
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 12 , December 1992 , pp. 1084 - 1085
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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