Most Unusual Twin Pairs: A Look at Uterus Didelphys / Twin Research Reviews: Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening for Twin Pregnancies; Twin Conceptions by Same-Sex Male Couples; Legal Personality of Conjoined Twins; Twin Study of Cannabis Use / Human Interest and Importance: Being Taken for Twins Saved Sisters; Twin Children of Jailed Nobel Prize Winner; British 'Biracial' Twins; Triplets Born at Start of Russian Attack on Ukraine; Twins Born in Different Years

Twin Res Hum Genet. 2024 Mar 20:1-4. doi: 10.1017/thg.2024.14. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA review of an unusual twin type-twins born to women with two uteri (uterus didelphys)-is presented. This review is followed by summaries of recent research and perspectives concerning prenatal aneuploidy screening for twin pregnancies, twin conceptions by same-sex male couples, legal personality of conjoined twins, and a twin study of cannabis use. Interesting information about twins that has appeared in the media is also presented, namely how being taken for twins saved a pair of sisters; twin children of a jailed Nobel Prize winner, British 'biracial' twins, triplets born at the start of Russia's attack on Ukraine, and twins born in different years.PMID:38505964 | DOI:10.1017/thg.2024.14
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Source Type: research