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Conjoined Twins

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Conjoined twins are incompletely separated monozygotic twins. They have long fascinated both medical profession and lay public. Such events are rare and occur in 1/50,000 to 1/100,000 births and one in 400 sets of monozygotic twins. It is a complication of monochorionic twinning at 13 to 15 days after conception.

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(2006). Conjoined Twins. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-161-5_45

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