XX/XY chimerism and freemartinism in a female llama co-twin to a male

Citation
K. Hinrichs et al., XX/XY chimerism and freemartinism in a female llama co-twin to a male, J AM VET ME, 215(8), 1999, pp. 1140-1141
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN journal
00031488 → ACNP
Volume
215
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1140 - 1141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1488(19991015)215:8<1140:XCAFIA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
XX/XY chimerism of blood cells and freemartinism may be identified in femal e llamas born co-twin to males. Females of opposite-sex twins should be exa mined at birth for vaginal patency. Freemartinism should be suspected in female llamas with undeveloped interna l genital organs even if they were apparent single births, because a male t win may have been conceived but died during gestation.