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Testicular hypoplasia in monochorionic dizygous twin with confined blood chimerism

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  1. CHA Fertility Center of Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, CHA University, 351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, 463-712, South Korea

    Dong-Hee Choi & Hwang Kwon

  2. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28, Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-799, South Korea

    Soong Deok Lee

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea

    Myoung-Jin Moon

  4. Department of Pediatrics of Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea

    Eun-Gyong Yoo & Kyu-Hyung Lee

  5. Department of Urology of Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea

    Young-Kwon Hong

  6. Department of Pathology of Bundang CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea

    Gwangil Kim

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Capsule Testicular hypoplasia can occur in a chimeric male born with a female co-twin.

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Choi, DH., Kwon, H., Lee, S.D. et al. Testicular hypoplasia in monochorionic dizygous twin with confined blood chimerism. J Assist Reprod Genet 30, 1487–1491 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-013-0109-8

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