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Comments twitter facebook Sina Microblog reddit NANNING, Jan. 7 -- A pair of Chinese conjoined twin sisters, who shared the same liver,are developing normally according to their first hospital checkup since they were separatedin August 2013, a hospital source said Tuesday.
The twin sisters, born on June 14 and separated on August 8, have grown to 8.4 kg and 8.2kg in weight, and 69.5 cm and 69 cm in height respectively, said Yang Tiquan, a surgeon atthe No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University.
Their height and weight are no different from that of their peers, said Yang.
The twins, called "Damao" and "Xiaomao," lost parts of their liver after separation, buthave recovered normally, he said.
"Liver has strong regeneration capacity," he said. "Their livers have grown and are normalin shape and size in ultrasound examinations."
They have slight anemia and will improve after better nutrition, Yang said.
The occurrence of conjoined twin sisters is estimated to be 1 in 200,000 births. It's evenrarer for them to share the same liver. There have been no more than 10 successfulseparation operations on conjoined twins in China, he said.
Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in utero. Most conjoined twins are stillborn, andmany pairs born alive have seriously debilitating abnormalities.
（Editor：YanMeng、Yao Chun）
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