SEQUENTIAL GENETIC EVENTS LEADING TO CONJOINED TWINS IN A MONOZYGOTICTRIPLET PREGNANCY

Authors
LIPITZ S RAVIA J ZOLTI M ACHIRON R WOLF Y KAZANSTEIN A GOLDENBERG M SEIDMAN DS
Citation
S. Lipitz et al., SEQUENTIAL GENETIC EVENTS LEADING TO CONJOINED TWINS IN A MONOZYGOTICTRIPLET PREGNANCY, Human reproduction, 10(12), 1995, pp. 3130-3132
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology
Journal title
Human reproduction → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681161
Volume
10
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3130 - 3132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1161(1995)10:12<3130:SGELTC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A rare case of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy is presented. Se lective termination was attempted. After termination of the pregnancy, deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting revealed a monozygotic origin fo r all three fetuses.