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To address this issue, we evaluated type and frequency of twinning among Klinefelter fetuses that we had received for autopsy within a \u2018Prenatal Diagnosis\u2019 program.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed fetal autopsies, and genetic analyses on DNA extracted from stained histological slides.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 41 prenatal diagnoses of a 47, XXY karyotype we observed four twin pairs. One was dizygotic with discordant Klinefelter and Down syndrome. Three twin pairs were monozygotic as concluded from monochorial placentation. 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