Indisputable double paternity in dizygous twins.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of heteropaternal superfecundation.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
University paternity laboratory.


METHODS
Father, mother, and a set of twins.


METHODS
Blood typing conventional markers, as well as polymerase chain reaction loci and restriction fragment length polymorphism loci of DNA.


METHODS
Heteropaternal superfecundation was demonstrated after paternity investigation.


RESULTS
The probability of paternity for twin 1 was 99.9999998%, whereas that for twin 2 was excluded on the basis of the following tests: Fy, Pi, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQA1, D1S80, D17S5, HBGG, D5S110, D2S44, and D10S28.


CONCLUSIONS
Dizygous twins can have different biologic fathers, as demonstrated in this case. According to published data, the frequency of twins with different fathers is probably underestimated, at least in small selected populations such as those of paternity suits.
Girela
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Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain. EGIRELA@GOLIAT.UGR.ES
Lorente
J A
JA
Alvarez
J C
JC
Rodrigo
M D
MD
Lorente
M
M
Villanueva
E
E
D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011336:Probability; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic
D005819:Genetic Markers; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059848:HLA-DQ alpha-Chains; C069050:HLA-DQA1 antigen; D004247:DNA