Higher Incidence of Hypospadias in Monochorionic Twins

Background: Hypospadias is associated with twinning. The incidence of hypospadias in monochorionic and dichorionic male twins is, however, yet to be determined. Methods: All medical records of monochorionic and dichorionic twins admitted to our neonatal nursery between January 2004 and August 2013 w...

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Published in:Twin research and human genetics 2015-10, Vol.18 (5), p.591-594
Main Authors: Visser, Remco, Burger, Nienke C. M., van Zwet, Erik W., Hilhorst-Hofstee, Yvonne, Haak, Monique C., van den Hoek, Joop, Oepkes, Dick, Lopriore, Enrico
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Birth defects
Birth weight
Gestational Age
Humans
Hypospadias - epidemiology
Incidence
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Logistic Models
Male
Males
Medical records
Multivariate Analysis
Neonates
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Risk factors
Twins
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Background: Hypospadias is associated with twinning. The incidence of hypospadias in monochorionic and dichorionic male twins is, however, yet to be determined. Methods: All medical records of monochorionic and dichorionic twins admitted to our neonatal nursery between January 2004 and August 2013 were reviewed for the presence of hypospadias. Results: A total of 350 monochorionic and 303 dichorionic male twins were included in the study. The incidence of hypospadias in monochorionic and dichorionic groups was 4% (14/350) and 1% (3/303) (p = .016) respectively. In 11 of the 15 twin couples, hypospadias occurred in the twin with the lowest birth weight. The rate of hypospadias in twin infants small-for-gestational-age group was 10% (6/60) compared with 2% (11/593) in the appropriate-for-gestational-age group (p = .002). In a multivariate analysis, both monochorionicity and small-for-gestational-age were independently associated with hypospadias, odds ratio 4.1 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1–14.7) and 6.1 (95% CI: 2.2–17.2) respectively. Conclusions: The incidence of hypospadias is four-fold higher in monochorionic twins compared with dichorionic twins. Hypospadias is also independently associated with small-for-gestational-age.
ISSN:1832-4274
1839-2628
DOI:10.1017/thg.2015.55