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Crohn's disease in monozygotic twins [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1986 Summary A pair of monozygotic twins with Crohn's disease is described. Both have ileocaecal disease and suffered their first symptoms after living apart for 6 years. The pathogenic role of hereditary and environmental factors is discussed in the light of this and previous reports of twins with Crohn's disease.
David S. Rampton, R B Stott
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Coeliac disease in monozygotic twins [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1982 Summary A case of concordance for coeliac disease in monozygous twins is reported. One presented with failure to enter puberty and responded to the exclusion of gluten from her diet. The other twin was asymptomatic. They represent a well documented example of monozygous twins with concordance for coeliac disease.
Dennis J. Shale +3 more
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Twins and Congenital Heart Disease [PDF]
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae, 1961 Summary and ConclusionsThe number of twins in 942 families where the propositus had a congenital malformation of the heart has been studied. The 38 pairs were not significantly more than could be expected by chance: nor were the 21 pairs where one member had a malformation of the heart. In 16 pairs, one was affected and the other normal; and in 5 pairs,
Maurice Campbell
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Digital twins for chronic lung diseases [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewDigital twins have recently emerged in healthcare. They combine advances in cyber–physical systems, modelling and computation techniques, and enable a bidirectional flow of information between the physical and virtual entities.
Apolline Gonsard +2 more
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Digital Twins in Healthcare and Their Applicability in Rhinology: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Journal of Rhinology, 2023 Digital twins were initially introduced in the aerospace industry, but they have been applied to the medical field in the 2020s. The development of the Internet of Things, sensor technology, cloud computing, big data analysis, and simulation technology ...
Minhae Park, Namkee Oh, Yong Gi Jung
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Twinning: Coronary Artery Disease in Monozygotic Twins [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 We present the case of a patient whose monozygotic twin brother suffered a fatal myocardial infarction at the age of 40. The patient presented with similar symptoms as his brother. Given the family history, ischemic evaluation was undertaken and revealed similar coronary anatomy and severe coronary artery disease (CAD). We review the current literature
Mohammed Kazimuddin +4 more
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Вісник проблем біології і медицини, 2022 Diseases of periodontal tissues, as well as caries, are a common problem among patients. The reason for the development of periodontal lesions is a complex interaction between environmental factors (level of oral hygiene, nutrition, place of living, bad ...
Bilinskyi O. Ya., Kostenko E. Ya.
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Differences in individual life path choices affecting life expectancy and health in Russia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 In this study we examined 100 pairs of monozygotic (MZ) twins to determine if lifestyle differences between control and experimental twins affected lifespan and health. We used the twin database of the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Foundation.
Berezina Tatiana
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A Novel Homozygous Mutation of Classic Bartter Syndrome Presenting with Renal Cysts in 6-year-Old Identical Twin Boys : A Case Report [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2021 Bartter syndrome is an autosomal recessive hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathy, and classic Bartter syndrome is associated with mutations in the CLCNKB gene.
Min Hwa Son, Hyung Eun Yim, Kee Hwan Yoo
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Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open, 2023 Background Composite tissue allotransplants are performed for various defects when local, or distant reconstructive options are limited. Though this type of transplant replaces similar tissue, it is complicated by immunosuppression.
Cemile Nurdan Ozturk +4 more
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