Human Reproduction, Vol. 18, No. 8, 1753-1755,
August 2003
© 2003 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Higher mole and lower dizygotic twin rate in Japan: are these oddities associated with the same reproductive errors?
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chiba University School of Medicine, 18-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 2608670, Japan E-mail: hmatsui@med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp
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Dear Sir,
I thank Dr Golubovsky for his interest in our paper (Matsui et al., 2003
) and the new concepts regarding the genesis of hydatidiform mole.
It is generally assumed that molar pregnancy is classified into two entities, complete and partial mole, on the basis of macroscopic or cytogenetic examinations. Complete moles have a diploid chromosomal structure in which all the chromosomes are paternal as a