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TWIN-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME IN A DICHORIONIC-MONOZYGOTIC TWIN PREGNANCY: The End of a Paradigm?

Ruben QuinteroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Eftichia V. KontopoulosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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Enid BarnessDepartment of Pathology & Pediatrics, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Thora S. SteffensenDepartment of Pathology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Florida, Florida, USA
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Don HilbelinkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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Ramen ChmaitDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kurt BenirschkeDepartment of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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Patricia W. BornickTampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Pages 81-88 | Published online: 24 Mar 2010

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