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Genome-wide search for strabismus susceptibility loci. [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to search for chromosomal susceptibility loci for comitant strabismus. Genomic DNA was isolated from 10mL blood taken from each member of 30 nuclear families in which 2 or more siblings are affected by either esotropia or ...
Fujiwara, Hirotake +6 more
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Background Comorbidity and heterogeneity in psychiatric disorders may stem from a general psychopathology (p) factor influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Although the relative contributions of these influences on psychopathology are established, the longitudinal associations between the p‐factor and specific environmental exposures and
Jack K. Nejand +4 more
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A Case of Sirenomelia Associated with Hypoplastic Left Heart with a Healthy Co-Twin: A Rare Entity
Sirenomelia is a rare developmental malformation and is incompatible to life. The incidence of sirenomelia, as recorded in the literature, is estimated to be approximately between 1.5 and 4.2 per 1,00,000 births.
Houda Nasser Al Yaqoubi +3 more
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Familial amyloid polyneuropathy TTR Cys 114 in monozygotic twin brothers (clinical case)
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a hereditary autosomal dominant disease. Its symptoms depend on polymorphisms of the transthyretin gene and include disorders of the peripheral nervous system and internal organs.
M. O. Kovalchuk, I. A. Strokov
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Monozygotic twins with polypoidal choroidal vasuculopathy
Shigeki Machida1, Tomomi Takahashi1, Norimoto Gotoh2, Nagahisa Yoshimura2, Takamitsu Fujiwara1, Dajiro Kurosaka11Department of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 2Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University ...
Shigeki Machida +3 more
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Background Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare pediatric autoimmune disease involving a combination of environmental and genetic susceptibility factors.
Lauren M. Pachman +6 more
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Mature cystic teratoma is one of the most common kinds of ovarian tumor, and immature teratoma is a rare tumor, representing less than 1% of all ovarian teratomas.
Daisuke Shigemi +2 more
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Socioeconomic Status and Sickness Absence - What do twins tell us about causality? [PDF]
The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate causal effects between socioeconomic status and absence from the workplace due to sickness. To be able to conclude that income causally affects health it is important to control for both reverse ...
Nilsson, William
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The Fertility Pattern of Twins and the General Population Compared: Evidence from Danish Cohorts 1945-64 [PDF]
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.
Axel Skytthe +3 more
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