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Title: Monozygotic twins of different apparent sex

Journal Article · · American Journal of Medical Genetics
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  1. Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital (Japan)
  2. Kansai Medical College, Osaka (Japan)
  3. Kitasato Univ. (Japan)
  4. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)

We report on twins of unlike sex who shared a 45,X/46,X, +mar karyotype. The mar chromosome was found to be Yq- by DNA analysis. Marker studies, including 8 VNTR loci, yielded a probability of monozygosity of 0.99999996. 16 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
62863
Journal Information:
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 53, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 15 Oct 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English