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Epigenetic discrimination of Lebanese monozygotic and dizygotic twins: Summarized notes in a single paper [PDF]
International Research Journal of Science, Technology, Education, and Management, 2021 Monozygotic twins’ differentiation is worldwide limited due to the fact that they share the same genotype. For forensic purposes, many studies involving monozygotic twins were accomplished.
Paula Romanos, Jamilah Borjac
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A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
Nature, 2008 The human distal gut harbours a vast ensemble of microbes (the microbiota) that provide important metabolic capabilities, including the ability to extract energy from otherwise indigestible dietary polysaccharides.
P. Turnbaugh +14 more
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Twins and Causal Inference: Leveraging Nature's Experiment.
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 2020 In this review, we discuss how samples comprising monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs can be used for the purpose of strengthening causal inference by controlling for shared influences on exposure and outcome.
T. McAdams +3 more
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VALIDATION OF ZYGOSITY ASSESSMENT BY A SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE IN A SAMPLE OF ADULT SERBIAN TWINS
Primenjena Psihologija, 2019 Validation of a twin zygosity-estimating questionnaire, The Questionnaire of Twins’ Physical Resemblance, created by Oniszczenko et al. and used in European and Serbian twin studies, was carried out on a sample of 222 pairs (176 monozygotic, 46 dizygotic)
Petar Čolović +2 more
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Gut, 2015 Objective In the setting where two individuals are genetically similar, epigenetic mechanisms could account for discordance in the presence or absence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Amir Zarrinpar +4 more
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Novel BEST1 mutation in autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy in Japanese siblings
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 PURPOSE: Autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy (ARB) is a disease that results from the mutations in the BEST1 gene. It is characterized by multifocal yellowish lipofuscin deposits, cystoid macular edema, and subretinal fluid.
Rika Yamada +4 more
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014 Twins are two independent babies delivered during the same pregnancy and are divided as monozygotic or dizygotic based on their origin. Dizygotic twins are similar to two siblings and have different genetic information.
K. V. S. Hari Kumar, K D Modi
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Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016 Importance Estimates of familial cancer risk from population-based studies are essential components of cancer risk prediction. Objective To estimate familial risk and heritability of cancer types in a large twin cohort.
L. Mucci +24 more
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Comparison of epidemiologic factors and eye manifestations of twin children with controls
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose The present study was aimed to compare the epidemiological and ocular findings of twin children in comparison with non- twin age matched individuals as their control.
Zhale Rajavi +6 more
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Effect of Genetic and Environmental Factors on the Impaction of Lower Third Molars
Applied Sciences, 2021 The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of genetic and environmental factors on the impaction of lower third molars using a classical twin study by evaluation of the third molar eruption space and M3 angulation.
Giedrė Trakinienė +4 more
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