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1. 1. HealthScout-Sex and Relationships-Immune Molecule Might Warn of Miscarriage

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   Published on: 12/13/2004   Last Visited: 12/13/2004

   "It is tempting to speculate that changed production of MIC 1 in the placenta is part of the mechanism initiating spontaneous pregnancy loss," says study author Dr. Stephen Tong, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Monash University.
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   SOURCES: Stephen Tong, M.D, professor, obstetrics and gynecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Euan M. Wallace, M.D., clinical director, Centre for Women's Health Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Jan. 10, 2004, The Lancet

2. 2. 2/02/04 Ultrasound can reveal identical twin pregnancies

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   Published on: 2/2/2004   Last Visited: 6/17/2006

   The method may be able to determine twins' zygosity more than 30 weeks before birth, said principal investigator Dr. Stephen Tong, an ob/gyn clinician at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria.
   
   The ultrasound technique could establish whether twins are identical (monozygotic) or nonidentical (dizygotic) in almost all cases of spontaneous twin pregnancy between four and nine weeks of gestation, Tong said.
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   Along with several potential clinical applications, social and psychological implications should also be accounted for, Tong said. The International Society for Twin Studies, founded in Rome in 1974, states that parents have a right to expect accurate recording of placentation zygosity diagnosis of same-sex twins. Their similar biology affects their development, and they are blood and organ donors of choice for their siblings.
   
   "Twins have a right to know their zygosity, and it is likely that they use this information to shape their identities," Tong said.

3. 3. Ocheyedan Press

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   Published on: 1/9/2004   Last Visited: 1/11/2004

   MIC 1 is concentrated at the placenta and may help the mother's body maintain the pregnancy, team leader Stephen Tong of Monash University said in a statement Friday.
   
   In most of the 300 cases studied, low concentrations of the protein in blood samples taken during the first 6-12 weeks of the pregnancy were followed by a miscarriage several weeks later.