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Familial monozygotic twinning

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1977
A questionnaire was submitted to convention members of the Pacific Northwest Mothers of Twins Clubs. Of the 46 questionnaires returned by mothers of reputed monozygotic twins, seven reported at least one other set of monozygotic twins within the first three degrees of kinship to their twins.
M A, Harvey, R M, Huntley, D W, Smith
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`Twin' Psoriasis in Monozygotic Twins

Archives of Dermatology, 1984
To the Editor.— Psoriasis in concordant, monozygotic twin pairs tends to be similar, with respect to age of onset, distribution pattern, severity, and course. 1,2 The similarity in the behavior of the disease has been ascribed to the fact that both patients have two basic factors in common, ie, identical genetic endowment and nearly identical ...
PISANI M, RUOCCO, Vincenzo
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Endometriosis in monozygotic twins

Fertility and Sterility, 1997
To describe the occurrence of endometriosis in monozygotic twins.Postal questionnaire plus confirmation of disease status.Twins were recruited via the American Endometriosis Association and the National Endometriosis Society of Great Britain and via British gynecologists.Fourteen twin pairs were concordant for endometriosis, and two were discordant ...
R M, Hadfield   +3 more
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Monozygotic Twinning

Surgical Pathology Clinics, 2013
This article discusses pathologies found in monozygotic twinning. Detailed information is provided regarding the development during monozygotic twin formation: embryo development, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, acardiac twinning, vanishing twins, conjoined twins, and Beckwith-Weidmann syndrome twins.
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Hemivertebra in Monozygotic Twins

Spine, 2001
A case report.To report and discuss a case of thoracic hemivertebra in monozygotic twins.The etiology of congenital scoliosis remains unclear. Both a genetic basis and environmental influences have been postulated. A few isolated reports of discordant spinal anomalies in twins exist.Clinical examination and plain radiograph evaluation were performed on
P F, Sturm, R, Chung, S R, Bomze
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Achalasia in monozygotic twins

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1982
The familial occurrence of achalasia has been previously recorded and a genetic origin for the disease has been postulated. We present the first case of achalasia in monozygotic twins and suggest that concordance for the disease is consistent with a genetic factor in the etiology of achalasia.
D T, Stein, C M, Knauer
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Squint in monozygotic twins

Documenta Ophthalmologica, 1979
In a group of monozygotic twins, in which at least one of the pair squinted, strabismus was observed in both twins in only about half of the cases. Within the concordant group there was variation in the way in which the anomaly became manifest.
B, de Vries, W A, Houtman
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Monozygotic Twins with Apert Syndrome

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2008
Apert syndrome results almost exclusively from one of two point mutations (Ser252Trp or Pro253Arg) in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2. Most patients with Apert syndrome have this as an autosomal dominant abnormality. The majority of cases are sporadic, resulting from new mutations.
Breugem, Corstiaan C.   +2 more
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Endometriosis in monozygotic twins

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1994
Objective. To study the reproductive and medical history of monozygotic twin sisters and mothers of patients with endometriosis.Material and methods. Among 515 patients with endometriosis, eight had a monozygotic twin sister all of whom had had a gynecological laparoscopy or laparotomy. In addition, five of their mothers had had a laparotomy.
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