"It's just a routine thing and we wouldn't normally check to see if there was a relationship between the two samples, but in this case the lab assistant involved was shocked by the similarity of each profile," the doctor told the Mississippi Herald. "My first reaction was that they must have been less- closely related; perhaps they were first cousins, which happens sometimes. But neither of their new families were told that the child had a twin. For me, it's a particularly unusual case because my job is all about helping couples conceive a child. This is the first time in my career that I've been glad I haven't succeeded in that regard," the doctor said.

Source: Times of India April 16, 2017 07:03 UTC