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
; 24(2): 140-144, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1142403
ABSTRACT
Research into the origins of twinning has focused mostly on contributions from the female side of the family. A review of current findings suggests that possible male contributions to twinning events have been overlooked. This section is followed by brief reviews of twin research concerning monozygotic twins discordant for Parkinson's disease, fetal loss in twin pregnancies following prenatal diagnosis, uterine rupture and repair in an early twin pregnancy and a twin study of affectionate communication. The concluding portion of this article presents human interest stories involving twins that are both informative and poignant, namely conjoined twins in a triplet set, identical twin nurses who delivered identical twins, identical twins discordant for COVID-19 recovery course, identical twins who passed away from COVID-19 and archeological finds of the oldest identical twins.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parkinson Disease
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Twins, Monozygotic
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Twin Studies as Topic
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Twin Res Hum Genet
Journal subject:
Genetics, Medical
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Thg.2021.8
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