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Frequency of Thoracoomphalopagus Conjoined Twins in Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Siwaporn Ubolcholket
Siwaporn Ubolcholket*
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Songkla Nakarin University, Songkla, Thailand
*
Department of Anatomy, Songkla Nakarin University, Haadyai, Songkla, Thailand

Abstract

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Twenty-two cases of conjoined twins have been collected in Thailand. The numbers occurring in the various parts of Thailand are listed. No known cases have occurred between the years 1968-1973. The extent of union between the conjoined twins is described and illustrated. Some theories are offered as to etiological factors which might account for the occurrence of conjoined twins.

Type
2. The Twinning Phenomenon
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 1976 , pp. 53 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1976

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