A Case of Quintuple Pregnancy.

Foster, S.R.; Carson, William J.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)37814-5

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“…The babies were not expected to live, due to their early delivery and very low birth weight, but all five of them did. They remain famous for being the first set of quintuplets in which all members survived, and the 34th set on record since 1694 (Foster & Carson, 1923;Hamblen et al, 1937). Coming as they did during financially depressed times, they brought hope and joy to the people of their town and to those who lived elsewhere.…”

Section: Dionne Quintupletsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Rare Sides of Twin Research: Important to Remember/Twin Research Reviews: Representation of Self-Image; Twins With Kleine–Levin Syndrome; Heteropaternal Lemur Twins; Risk of Dental Caries/In the Media: High-Society Models; ‘Winkelevii’ Super Bowl Twins; Multiple Birth × Three; Twin Sister Surrogate; A Presidential Twin?

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2019

Twin Res Hum Genet

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This article explores some rare sides of twin research. The focus of this article is the sad plight of the Dionne quintuplets, born in Canada in 1934. However, several other studies belong in this category, such as Dr Josef Mengele’s horrifying twin research conducted at the Auschwitz concentration camp, Dr John Money’s misguided attempt to turn an accidentally castrated male twin into a female, Russian scientists’ cruel medical study of conjoined female twins and Dr Peter Neubauer’s secret project that tracked the development of separated twins. Reviews of current twin research span twins’ representation of self-image, twins with Kleine–Levin Syndrome, heteropaternal twinning in lemurs and factors affecting risk of dental caries. Media coverage includes a pair of high-society models, a book about the ‘Winkelevii’ twins, Super Bowl twin teammates, a family with three sets of fraternal twins, a twin sister surrogate and a near presidential twin.

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Section: Dionne Quintupletsmentioning

confidence: 99%