Author： Sutcliffe Alastair Spoudeas Helen A. Nair Devaki Bouloux Pierre Oliver Tim Sambrook Philip Bannister Wendy Lambalk Cornelis B. Spector Tim
Publisher： Oxford University Press
ISSN： 1460-2350
Source： Human Reproduction, Vol.21, Iss.2, 2006-02, pp. : 447-450
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: FSH hypersecretion occurs in mothers of dizygotic (DZ) twins. Twinning is inherited via both sexes and transmitted through the female. FSH hypersecretion may thus occur in male DZ twins. METHODS: We assayed FSH and its counter-regulatory hormone, Inhibin B, in 108 adult male DZ and 100 monozygotic (MZ) twins (as controls) and compared our results to published norms. RESULTS: Inhibin B was elevated and higher in DZ compared with MZ twins with similar FSH. CONCLUSION: The normal FSH: Inhibin B endocrine feedback axis is different in adult male DZ twins. This contributes to the theory that the answer to human DZ twinning lies in the actions of FSH and Inhibin, and in their mutual interaction.
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