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LAVINIA MacKAYE, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1936;52(1):141-143.

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That both of nonidentical twins should show the characteristics of mongolism is a sufficiently rare occurrence to merit interest. It has been stated that no two ovum pregnancy has been reported in which both children showed mongolism,¹ and Rosanoff and Handy² in 1934 in a review of all published cases of mongolism in twins did not record any instance in which dizygotic twins were both affected. However, I found one such case reported in an English journal,³ and I record one here.

Less than twenty records can be found mentioning mongolism in more than one member of a family.⁴ There is one report of four sisters with the condition.⁵ The occurrence of more than one case of mongolism in a family has certainly been noted, but it is rare. From the eugenic point of view, Popenoe⁶ stated that the mother of a child with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ANN ARBOR, MICH.

From the Department of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, the University Hospital.

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