Two cases of atypical twinning: Phenotypically discordant monozygotic and conjoined twins

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Mar 29;7(5):920-925. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2113. eCollection 2019 May.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: assisted reproduction technologies; conjoined; discordant; monozygotic; twinning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports