"Twins, Monozygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Monozygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Hypothesized pathogenesis of acardius acephalus, acormus, amorphus, anceps, acardiac edema, single umbilical artery, and pump twin risk prediction. Birth Defects Res. 2022 03; 114(5-6):149-164.
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Why does second trimester demise of a monochorionic twin not result in acardiac twinning? Birth Defects Res. 2021 09 01; 113(15):1103-1111.
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Acardiac twin pregnancies part VI: Why does acardiac twinning occur only in the first trimester? Birth Defects Res. 2021 05 15; 113(9):687-695.
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Acardiac twin pregnancies part V: Why does an acardiac twin with renal tissue produce polyhydramnios? Birth Defects Res. 2021 04 01; 113(6):500-510.
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Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: need for mechanistic studies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 05; 220(5):507-508.
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Acardiac twin pregnancies part III: Model simulations. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Dec; 106(12):1008-1015.
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Heritability of Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis Based on a Prospective Twin Study. Gastroenterology. 2015 Dec; 149(7):1784-93.
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Monochorionic twins and twin-twin transfusion syndrome: the protective role of arterio-arterial anastomoses. Placenta. 2002 Feb-Mar; 23(2-3):201-9.