"Twins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two individuals derived from two FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother. Twins are either monozygotic (TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC) or dizygotic (TWINS, DIZYGOTIC).
| Descriptor ID |
D014427
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins" by people in Profiles.
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Felder L, McCurdy R, Berghella V. External cephalic version of the non-cephalic presenting twin: a systematic review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 May; 35(9):1712-1718.
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Birsner ML. A Simulator for Breech Extraction of the Second Twin. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 06; 131(6):1057-1061.
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Devine K, Connell MT, Richter KS, Ramirez CI, Levens ED, DeCherney AH, Stillman RJ, Widra EA. Single vitrified blastocyst transfer maximizes liveborn children per embryo while minimizing preterm birth. Fertil Steril. 2015 Jun; 103(6):1454-60.e1.
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Kumar A, Chugani HT. Niemann-Pick disease type C: unique 2-deoxy-2[?8F] fluoro-D-glucose PET abnormality. Pediatr Neurol. 2011 Jan; 44(1):57-60.
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Furner SE, Wallace K, Arguelles L, Miles T, Goldberg J. Factors associated with self-reported health: a twin study of older African American women. J Women Aging. 2010; 22(2):83-93.
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Berghella V, Baxter JK, Hendrix NW. Cervical assessment by ultrasound for preventing preterm delivery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 08; (3):CD007235.
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Gursoy T, Yurdakok M, Hayran M, Korkmaz A, Yigit S, Tekinalp G. Bone speed of sound curves of twin and singleton neonates. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Nov; 21(11):1065-71.
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Hardie TL, Moss HB, Lynch KG. Genetic correlations between smoking initiation and smoking behaviors in a twin sample. Addict Behav. 2006 Nov; 31(11):2030-7.
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Casale P, Grady RW, Waldhausen JH, Joyner BD, Wright J, Mitchell ME. Cloacal exstrophy variants. Can blighted conjoined twinning play a role? J Urol. 2004 Sep; 172(3):1103-6, discussion 1106-7.
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Abbasi S, Gerdes JS, Sehdev HM, Samimi SS, Ludmir J. Neonatal outcome after exposure to indomethacin in utero: a retrospective case cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep; 189(3):782-5.