FW: indian village with 250 sEts of twins

` indian village with 250 sEts of twins `

Doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting 250 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families.





The phenomenon has seen almost six times as many twins born than the global average in the remote village of Kodinhi, in Kerala.






In 2008 alone 15 pairsof twins were born in the village out of 300 healthy deliveries andthis year is expected to top that number

 

In the last five years alone up to 60 pairs of twins have been born, with the rate of twins increasing year-on-year.


 
Local doctor and twin enthusiast Dr KrishnanSribiju has been studying the medical marvel of Kodinhi for the pasttwo years. Although 250 sets of twins have been officially registeredin the village Dr Sribiju believes the real number to be far higher."In my medical opinion there are around 300 to 350 twins within thevillage boundaries of Kodinhi," he said



 


According tovillagers, the twin phenomenon only started occurring three generationsago. Dr Sribiju said: "To the best of my knowledge this medical marvelbegan somewhere between 60 to 70 years ago




"Without access to detailed biochemical analysisequipment I cannot say for certain what the reason for the twinning is,but I feel that it is something to do with what the villagers eat anddrink"

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