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Discordant evolution of nephrotic syndrome in mono- and dizygotic twins

open access: yes, 2006
Twins represent a powerful resource for revealing multifactorial mechanisms in human diseases. Few reports are available on nephrotic syndrome in twins, and most furnish only a partial description of genetic identity based on human leukocyte antigens ...
Ghiggeri GM   +6 more
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Endometriosis in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins: A Review of Literature

open access: yes, 2018
Endometriosis is a common estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease and a major contributor to pelvic pain and subfertility in women of reproductive age.
Seracchioli R   +4 more
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The Fertility Pattern of Twins and the General Population Compared: Evidence from Danish Cohorts 1945-64 [PDF]

open access: yes
Twin studies provide an important possibility for demographers to analyze patterns of heritability and to estimate structural models with controls for endowments. These possibilities are increasingly used in the context of fertility and related behaviors.
Hans-Peter Kohler   +3 more
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Comparison of fractional and geodesic anisotropy in diffusion tensor images of 90 monozygotic and dizygotic twins

open access: yes, 2008
We used diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) to reveal the extent of genetic effects on brain fiber microstructure, based on tensor-derived measures, in 22 pairs of monozygotic (MZ) twins and 23 pairs of dizygotic (DZ) twins (90 scans ...
Lee, A. D.   +23 more
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Discordant HIV-1 infection in dizygotic twins: Case report and review of literature

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2003
First-born twins are at a four-fold risk of acquiring HIV infection if delivered by caesarean section. A female second twin delivered by caesarean section presented at the age of 14 months with features of HIV/AIDS.
Ifeoma J Emodi
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DETERMINANTS OF THE INCIDENCE OF DIZYGOTIC TWINS

open access: yes, 1998
ΑΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑΣ ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗΣ ΗΤΑΝ Η ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΝΔΕΧΟΜΕΝΗΣ ΣΧΕΣΗΣ ΤΗΣΔΙΩΟΓΕΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΔΥΜΗΣ ΚΥΗΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΑ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΣΤΗΚΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΗΤΕΡΩΝ.ΜΕΛΕΤΗΘΗΚΑΝ 659 ΜΗΤΕΡΕΣ ΜΕ ΔΙΩΟΓΕΝΕΙΣ(279)ΚΑΙ ΜΟΝΗΡΕΙΣ(380) ΑΠΟ 6 ΜΑΙΕΥΤΗΡΙΑ,ΑΠΟ 1-12-92 ΕΩΣ 31-12-92.Η ...
Ρούπα-Δαριβάκη, Ζωή
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Diurnal preference and sleep quality: same genes? A study of Young Adult twins

open access: yes, 2010
The aims of this study were to examine the genetic and environmental influences on diurnal preference and sleep quality, the association between these phenotypes, the genetic and environmental influences on this association, and the magnitude of overlap ...
Eley, Thalia C.   +19 more
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