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Congenital Chloride Diarrhea in Dizygotic Twins [PDF]
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2013 Congenital chloride diarrhea (CLD) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder. Mutations of the solute carrier family 26 member 3 gene cause profuse, chloride ion rich diarrhea, which results in hypochloremia, hyponatremia and metabolic alkalosis with dehydration. If a fetal ultrasound shows bowel dilatation suggestive of bowel obstruction, or if
In Seok Lim +7 more
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Isolated imperforate anus in dizygotic twins
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 The authors report an isolated imperforate anus case in a dizygotic twin, which is the first reported case in the literature, the other reported cases were in monozygotic twins.
Dania Alameh +4 more
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Simultaneous cloacogenic carcinoma in dizygotic twins [PDF]
Cancer, 1987 Dizygotic twins developed cloacogenic carcinoma of the anus almost simultaneously. The patients, although separated from the time they were 20-years-old, had very similar life styles. There are several reports in the medical literature of synchronous tumors in mono and dizygotic twins.
Henry J. Goolsby +4 more
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Twins Case Series
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017 BackgroundUse or abuse of opioids and related drugs during pregnancy increases the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidities, including increased susceptibility to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
Rajesh Pandey +2 more
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Utilizing twins as controls for non-twin case-materials in genome wide association studies. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Twin registries around the globe have collected DNA samples from large numbers of monozygotic and dizygotic twins. The twin sample collections are frequently used as controls in disease-specific studies together with non-twins.
Andrea Ganna +9 more
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Dementia risk in women higher in same‐sex than opposite‐sex twins
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 2020 Introduction Hormones may be one possible mechanism underlying sex differences in dementia incidence. We examined whether presumed differential prenatal hormone milieu is related to dementia risk by comparing dementia rates in same‐ and opposite‐sex ...
Jing Luo +5 more
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Economics of Twin Pregnancies in Dairy Cattle
Animals, 2021 Twinning in Holstein dairy cows has increased over time concurrent with increased milk production. Twinning in dairy cattle is not desirable due to the negative effects on both cows that calve twins and calves born as twins that result in economic losses
Victor E. Cabrera, Paul M. Fricke
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Prevention of multiple pregnancy
Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2010 Monozygotic twins are two individuals derived from one sperm and one egg; dizygotic twins are individuals born together but originating from different eggs fertilized by different sperms.
P.G. Crosignani
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.This study found that genetic factors largely influence crying duration and settle ability in infancy, while shared environmental factors primarily affect the number of night wakeups. Etiological influences tended to change from 2 to 5 months, reflecting a highly plastic period in infant brain development and in child‐environment interactions. Abstract
Charlotte Viktorsson +5 more
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On The Influence of Genetic Factors on the Formation of Homosexuality by Data of Twin Studies
Психологічне консультування i психотерапія, 2019 Results of twin studies are presented; these demonstrate that in a number of cases genetic effects can play a role of mild predisposing factors for the development of homosexuality, but the main part in its formation is accounted for by psychological and
Garnik Коcharyan
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