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Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously
Traditionally, monochorionicity has been regarded as synonymous with monozygosity. However, several recent cases of monochorionic dizygotic twins have shown that monochorionic twins can be dizygous. We report a rare case of monochorionic diamnionic, gender-discordant twins who were conceived spontan...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331377 |
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author | Kanda, Takashi Ogawa, Masanobu Sato, Kazuo |
author_facet | Kanda, Takashi Ogawa, Masanobu Sato, Kazuo |
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description | Traditionally, monochorionicity has been regarded as synonymous with monozygosity. However, several recent cases of monochorionic dizygotic twins have shown that monochorionic twins can be dizygous. We report a rare case of monochorionic diamnionic, gender-discordant twins who were conceived spontaneously. Initially, a monochorionic placenta was diagnosed by ultrasonography at 8 weeks of gestation and then confirmed by pathology after delivery. The twins had different genders. A comparison of cytogenetic analyses using peripheral blood lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts revealed that chimerism was confined to blood cells. We have experienced two cases of monochorionic dizygotic twins since 2003. These cases suggest that monochorionic dizygotic twins are not as rare as previously thought. |
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spelling | pubmed-36991562013-08-13 Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously Kanda, Takashi Ogawa, Masanobu Sato, Kazuo AJP Rep Article Traditionally, monochorionicity has been regarded as synonymous with monozygosity. However, several recent cases of monochorionic dizygotic twins have shown that monochorionic twins can be dizygous. We report a rare case of monochorionic diamnionic, gender-discordant twins who were conceived spontaneously. Initially, a monochorionic placenta was diagnosed by ultrasonography at 8 weeks of gestation and then confirmed by pathology after delivery. The twins had different genders. A comparison of cytogenetic analyses using peripheral blood lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts revealed that chimerism was confined to blood cells. We have experienced two cases of monochorionic dizygotic twins since 2003. These cases suggest that monochorionic dizygotic twins are not as rare as previously thought. Thieme Medical Publishers 2013-01-02 2013-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3699156/ /pubmed/23943707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331377 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers |
spellingShingle | Article Kanda, Takashi Ogawa, Masanobu Sato, Kazuo Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title | Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title_full | Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title_fullStr | Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title_full_unstemmed | Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title_short | Confined Blood Chimerism in Monochorionic Dizygotic Twins Conceived Spontaneously |
title_sort | confined blood chimerism in monochorionic dizygotic twins conceived spontaneously |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943707 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331377 |
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