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. 1972 Sep;25(9):793–798. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.9.793

Foetus in foetu: serological assessment of monozygotic origin by automated analysis

M J Boyce 1,2, J W Lockyer 1,2, C B S Wood 1,2
PMCID: PMC477513  PMID: 4673613

Abstract

A further example of the rare disorder of embryonic development known as `foetus in foetu' is described. Extensive blood group determinations, using a new autoanalytical technique, were combined with chromosome studies to show that the chance of the foetus in foetu and its host being of monozygotic origin was 0·947.

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