Open AccessTwo cases of atypical twinning: Phenotypically discordant monozygotic and conjoined twins
Author(s) -
BarnesDavis Maria E.,
Cortezzo DonnaMaria E.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2113
Subject(s) - crystal twinning , conjoined twins , medicine , phenotype , twin study , genetics , obstetrics , biology , crystallography , heritability , microstructure , chemistry , gene
Key Clinical Message Atypical twinning highlights that complex mechanisms responsible for twinning are not fully understood and may give further insight into the mechanisms involved. To assume that phenotypic difference is the result of dizygotic twinning would be erroneous and could have significant implications in the care and counseling provided to these patients.