"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Determinants governing T cell receptor a/ß-chain pairing in repertoire formation of identical twins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 01 07; 117(1):532-540.
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Muscle health and performance in monozygotic twins with 30 years of discordant exercise habits. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2018 Oct; 118(10):2097-2110.
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Identification of unique microRNA signature associated with lupus nephritis. PLoS One. 2010 May 11; 5(5):e10344.
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Monochorionic diamniotic twins concordant for anencephaly: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2009 Jun; 54(6):401-3.
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Education and cognitive ability as direct, mediating, or spurious influences on female age at first birth: behavior genetic models fit to Danish twin data. AJS. 2008; 114 Suppl:S202-32.
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Expression and penetrance of the hereditary pancreatitis phenotype in monozygotic twins. Gut. 2001 Apr; 48(4):542-7.
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Immunologically restricted and inhibitory anti-Ro/SSA in monozygotic twins. Lupus. 1997; 6(4):395-8.
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Genetic analyses on a set of parasitic conjoined twins. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Apr 01; 42(6):856.