Implementation of non-invasive prenatal testing by semiconductor sequencing in a genetic laboratory [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: To implement non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal aneuploidies with semiconductor sequencing in an academic cytogenomic laboratory and to evaluate the first 15-month experience on clinical samples.
De Smet, Matthias +7 more
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Speech Interaction in Triads «Mother—Dizygotic Twins» at the Age of the Children 4—6 Years
Экспериментальная психология, 2020 The longitudinal study of mother speech interaction with 4-6-years-old dizygotic twins (n=5 triads) was performed. The characteristics of maternal speech addressed to twins, characteristics of children’ speech development due to the order of ...
A.V. Kurazhova, E.E. Lyakso
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Dental arch characteristics among South Indian twins
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2022 Genetic and environmental factors are essential in occlusal variations and malocclusion and have been of considerable interest to orthodontists. Studies on twin pairs are one of the most effective methods for investigating genetically determined ...
DR GIRISH BABU KL +2 more
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Performance of screening for aneuploidies by cell-free DNA analysis of maternal blood in twin pregnancies [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives To report clinical implementation of cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) analysis of maternal blood in screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 in twin pregnancies and examine variables that could influence the failure rate of the test.
BEVILACQUA, ELISA +7 more
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Heritability of pain catastrophizing and associations with experimental pain outcomes: a twin study [PDF]
, 2015 This study used a twin paradigm to examine genetic and environmental contributions to pain catastrophizing and the observed association between pain Catastrophizing and cold-pressor task (CPT) outcomes. Male and female monozygotic (n = 206) and dizygotic
Afari +54 more
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Strikingly higher frequency in centenarians and twins of mtDNA mutation causing remodeling of replication origin in leukocytes [PDF]
, 2003 The presence of a genetic component in longevity is well known. Here, the association of a mtDNA mutation with a prolonged life span in humans was investigated.
Asin-Cayuela, Jordi +9 more
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Research with twins: The concept of emergenesis. [PDF]
, 1982 Preliminaty findings from an on-going study of monozygotic twins reared apart (MZA) and data from a larger sample of twins reared together (MZT and DZT), indicate a surprisingly strong influence of genetic variation on aptitudes, psychophysiological ...
Lykken, David T.
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Biology of Sex Differences, 2017 Background The comparison of traits in twins from opposite-sex (OS) and same-sex (SS) dizygotic twin pairs is considered a proxy measure of prenatal hormone exposure.
Leonie H. Bogl +75 more
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Preverbal Language Abilities in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins [PDF]
, 2007 This study examined prelinguistic language development of twins by delineating: differences from developmental expectations; twin-twin communication and twin-mother communication differences; and monozygotic-dizygotic differences.
Albrecht, Sara
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Most of the genetic covariation between major depressive and alcohol use disorders is explained by trait measures of negative emotionality and behavioral control [PDF]
, 2016 Background Mental health disorders commonly co-occur, even between conceptually distinct syndromes, such as internalizing and externalizing disorders.
Ellingson, J. M +4 more
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