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...

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Main Authors: Ângela Melo, Rita Dinis, António Portugal, Ana Isabel Sousa, Isabel Cerveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1039