How frequent is heteropaternal superfecundation?
A newly discovered case of heteropaternal superfecundation (HS) is reported. Three HS cases were found in a parentage test database of 39,000 records. The frequency of HS among dizygotic twins whose parents were involved in paternity suits is 2.4%. Although the study population appears similar to the general population with respect to twinning data, inferences about the frequency of HS in other populations should be drawn with caution.
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Rh Typing Laboratory, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D009679:Nuclear Family; D010334:Paternity; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D044469:Racial Groups; D013476:Superfetation; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D005819:Genetic Markers