The monozygotic twinning process, the twin-twin transfusion syndrome and acardiac twins.
This paper suggests that during the time of the "splitting process" that produces monozygotic twins the number of cells may not be evenly distributed to the future twins. The outcome of this 'irregular division' may be the twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and acardiac twins.
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University of California Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. kbenirschke@ucsd.edu
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000196:embryology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000196:embryology*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic