"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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Monozygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Twins Separated at Birth: Across a Country and Around the World/Twin Research: Memorial Tribute to Isaac Blickstein, MD; Infanticide and Sacrifice of Archaic-Aged Twins and Triplets; Prehistoric Twin Burials; Highlights from a Conference on Three Identical Strangers/Media Reports: An Atypical Twin Father; An Actor's Twin Brother; Twin Link to Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre; Superfetated Twins; Twin Comedians and Script Writers; Indian Twins' Loss to COVID-19. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2021 08; 24(4):244-250.
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Do Males Affect Twinning Events? A Review of Current Findings/Twin Research Reviews: Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Parkinson's Disease; Fetal Loss in Twin Pregnancies Following Prenatal Diagnosis; Uterine Rupture and Repair in an Early Twin Pregnancy; Twin Study of Affectionate Communication/Human Interest: Conjoined Twins in a Triplet Set; Identical Twin Nurses Deliver Identical Twins; Identical Twins Discordant for COVID-19 Recovery Course; Identical Twins Pass Away from COVID-19; Archeological Finds of Oldest Identical Twins. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2021 04; 24(2):140-144.
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Simultaneous COVID-19 in Monozygotic Twins. Ann Intern Med. 2021 05; 174(5):717-719.
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Marked changes in innate immunity associated with a mild course of COVID-19 in identical twins with athymia and absent circulating T cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 02; 147(2):567-568.
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Self-Reported Symptoms of COVID-19, Including Symptoms Most Predictive of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Are Heritable. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2020 12; 23(6):316-321.
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Liver transplantation and COVID-19: a case report and cross comparison between two identical twins with COVID-19. BMC Surg. 2020 Aug 08; 20(1):181.
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Early- and late-onset selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy: natural history and diagnostic criteria. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 05; 55(5):661-666.
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Core outcome set for studies investigating management of selective fetal growth restriction in twins. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 05; 55(5):652-660.
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Genetic and environmental susceptibility to food allergy in a registry of twins. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Nov - Dec; 7(8):2916-2918.
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Use of ivacaftor in late diagnosed cystic fibrosis monozygotic twins heterozygous for F508del and R117H-7T - a case report. BMC Pulm Med. 2019 Apr 11; 19(1):76.