 Twins
"Twins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two individuals derived from two FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother. Twins are either monozygotic (TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC) or dizygotic (TWINS, DIZYGOTIC).
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D014427
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins" by people in Profiles.
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Grigorenko EL. Commentary: translating quantitative genetics into molecular genetics: decoupling reading disorder and ADHD - reflections on Greven et al. and Rosenberg et al. (2012). J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2012 Mar; 53(3):252-3.
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Sela HY, Simpson LL. Preterm premature rupture of membranes complicating twin pregnancy: management considerations. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun; 54(2):321-9.
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Lee YM, Wylie BJ, Simpson LL, D'Alton ME. Twin chorionicity and the risk of stillbirth. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb; 111(2 Pt 1):301-8.
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Crombleholme TM, Shera D, Lee H, Johnson M, D'Alton M, Porter F, Chyu J, Silver R, Abuhamad A, Saade G, Shields L, Kauffman D, Stone J, Albanese CT, Bahado-Singh R, Ball RH, Bilaniuk L, Coleman B, Farmer D, Feldstein V, Harrison MR, Hedrick H, Livingston J, Lorenz RP, Miller DA, Norton ME, Polzin WJ, Robinson JN, Rychik J, Sandberg PL, Seri I, Simon E, Simpson LL, Yedigarova L, Wilson RD, Young B. A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of amnioreduction vs selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 197(4):396.e1-9.
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Ford AA, Bateman BT, Simpson LL. Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in twin gestations: a large, nationwide sample of deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Oct; 195(4):1138-42.
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Lee YM, Cleary-Goldman J, Thaker HM, Simpson LL. Antenatal sonographic prediction of twin chorionicity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep; 195(3):863-7.
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Grigorenko EL, LaBuda MC, Carter AS. Similarity in general cognitive ability, creativity, and cognitive style in a sample of adolescent Russian twins. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1992; 41(1):65-72.
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