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Conjoined twins.

K M Pearce·C P Mohler·D Housel·A H Schipul·W M Crosby
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Conjoined twins, otherwise known as Siamese twins, have fascinated physicians and laymen alike for centuries. The minimal diagnostic criteria for conjoined twins is the fusion of some portion of mononuclear or monozygotic twins.

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K M Pearce, C P Mohler, D Housel, A H Schipul, W M Crosby. 1995. Conjoined twins.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7629608/

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