"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins" by people in Profiles.
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Huang Y, Ollikainen M, Sipil? P, Mustelin L, Wang X, Su S, Huan T, Levy D, Wilson J, Snieder H, Kaprio J, Wang X. Genetic and Environmental Effects on Gene Expression Signatures of Blood Pressure: A Transcriptome-Wide Twin Study. Hypertension. 2018 03; 71(3):457-464.
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Singer E, Pilpel S, Bsat F, Plevyak M, Healy A, Markenson G. Accuracy of fetal fibronectin to predict preterm birth in twin gestations with symptoms of labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 May; 109(5):1083-7.
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Cain JM. Ethical guidelines in the prevention of iatrogenic multiple pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2000 Dec; 71(3):293-4.
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Wilson SB, Kent SC, Horton HF, Hill AA, Bollyky PL, Hafler DA, Strominger JL, Byrne MC. Multiple differences in gene expression in regulatory Valpha 24Jalpha Q T cells from identical twins discordant for type I diabetes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jun 20; 97(13):7411-6.
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Scheinman JI, Abelson HT. Bilateral renal hypoplasia with oligonephronia. J Pediatr. 1970 Mar; 76(3):369-76.