Early prenatal diagnosis of parapagus conjoined twins
Conjoined twinning occurs in 1/100 of monozygotic twins, 1/50,000 gestations and 1/250,000 live births. It is the consequence of a division event at the primitive streak stage of the human embryonic development, about 13-14 days after fertilisation, in monochorionic monoamniotic gestations. A health...
Main Authors: | Ângela Melo, Rita Dinis, António Portugal, Ana Isabel Sousa, Isabel Cerveira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-03-01
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Series: | Clinics and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1039 |
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