"Twins, Monozygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Two off-spring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from a single fertilized OVUM that split into two EMBRYOS. Such twins are usually genetically identical and of the same sex.
| Descriptor ID |
D014430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Monozygotic- Twins, Monozygotic
- Monozygotic Twin
- Monozygotic Twins
- Twin, Monozygotic
- Twins, Identical
- Identical Twin
- Identical Twins
- Twin, Identical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Monozygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Rapid-Onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD): exome sequencing of trios, monozygotic twins and tumours. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015 Aug 25; 10:103.
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Advancing paternal age and simplex autism. Autism. 2012 Jul; 16(4):367-80.
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Monozygotic twins discordant for ROHHAD phenotype. Pediatrics. 2011 Sep; 128(3):e711-5.
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Failure to confirm CNVs as of aetiological significance in twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2010 Oct; 13(5):455-60.
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Chiari in the family: inheritance of the Chiari I malformation. Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Jun; 34(6):481-5.
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Premature monozygotic twins with bilateral choanal atresia: a case report. Laryngoscope. 2006 Jan; 116(1):149-50.
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The childhood growth of twin children. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1995; 44(3-4):169-78.