Sperm microinjection twins: deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting

D M Saunders; R N Porter; U B Krzyminska; C O'Neill; J L Ward; B G Robinson; V J Hyland

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55100-0

Sperm microinjection twins: deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting

Fertil Steril. 1992 Jun;57(6):1347-8. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55100-0.

Authors

D M Saunders¹, R N Porter, U B Krzyminska, C O'Neill, J L Ward, B G Robinson, V J Hyland

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 1601162
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55100-0

Abstract

The twins described are clearly nonidentical. The DNA fingerprints obtained show that they are the children of the putative mother and father, indicating the success of the microinjection procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
DNA Fingerprinting*
Female
Humans
Insemination, Artificial, Homologous / methods*
Microinjections
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Multiple
Twins
Zona Pellucida