Chimerism in monochorionic dizygotic twins: Case study and review

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1817-1824

  Chen, Kristen ^a   Chmait, Ramen H ^b   Vanderbilt, Douglas ^c   Wu, Samuel ^c   Randolph, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Chimerism; In vitro fertilization; Monochorionic dizygotic twin pregnancy; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CELL; CHEEK; CHIMERA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ULTRASOUND; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHIMERISM; CHORION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; STEM CELLS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84879461790     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35957     Document Type: Review

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