A case of true hermaphroditism reveals an unusual mechanism of twinning.

doi:10.1007/s00439-006-0279-x

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A case of true hermaphroditism reveals an unusual mechanism of twinning.

Human genetics - 1 Apr 2007

Souter Vivienne L, Parisi Melissa A, Nyholt Dale R, Kapur Raj P, Henders Anjali K, Opheim Kent E, Gunther Daniel F, Mitchell Michael E, Glass Ian A, Montgomery Grant W

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Traditionally twins are classified as dizygous or fraternal and monozygous or identical (Hall Twinning, 362, 2003 and 735-743). We report a rare case of 46,XX/46,XY twins: Twin A presented with ambiguous genitalia and Twin B was a phenotypically normal male. These twins demonstrate a third, previously unreported mechanism for twinning. The twins underwent initial investigation with 17-hydroxyprogesterone and...

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17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone
Chromosomes, Human, X
Chromosomes, Human, Y
Female
Fibroblasts
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genitalia
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development
Phenotype
Testosterone

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PMID: 17165045
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0279-x

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