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Fetus‐in‐fetu form of monozygotic twinning with retroperitoneal teratoma
Author(s) -
GilbertBarness Enid,
Opitz John M.,
DebichSpicer Diane,
Mueller Thomas,
Arnold Sonya R.,
Quintero Reuben
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.10153
Subject(s) - crystal twinning , monozygotic twin , teratoma , fetus , anatomy , biology , medicine , pregnancy , pathology , genetics , materials science , metallurgy , microstructure
One of the commonest defects of blastogenesis is monozygotic twinning resulting in separate or conjoint twins, the latter including a category of internal, “endoparasitic,” or fetus‐in‐fetu twins. We report the third known instance of endoparasitic twinning associated with a benign teratoma at age 1. The host, twin, and teratoma were monozygotic by DNA analysis. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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