"Twins" 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 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).
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D014427
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MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins" by people in Profiles.
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Grewal J, Grantz KL, Zhang C, Sciscione A, Wing DA, Grobman WA, Newman RB, Wapner R, D'Alton ME, Skupski D, Nageotte MP, Ranzini AC, Owen J, Chien EK, Craigo S, Albert PS, Kim S, Hediger ML, Buck Louis GM. Cohort Profile: NICHD Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons and Twins. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 02 01; 47(1):25-25l.
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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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Asemota OA, Nyirjesy P, Fox R, Sobel JD. Candida glabrata complicating in vitro pregnancy: successful management of subsequent pregnancy. Fertil Steril. 2011 Feb; 95(2):803.e1-2.
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Durnwald CP, Momirova V, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Varner MW, Malone FD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Ramin SM, Harper M, Spong CY. Second trimester cervical length and risk of preterm birth in women with twin gestations treated with 17-a hydroxyprogesterone caproate. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2010 Dec; 23(12):1360-4.
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Refuerzo JS, Momirova V, Peaceman AM, Sciscione A, Rouse DJ, Caritis SN, Spong CY, Varner MW, Malone FD, Iams JD, Mercer BM, Thorp JM, Sorokin Y, Carpenter MW, Lo J, Harper M. Neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies delivered moderately preterm, late preterm, and term. Am J Perinatol. 2010 Aug; 27(7):537-42.
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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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Sciscione AC. Maternal activity restriction and the prevention of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar; 202(3):232.e1-5.
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Berghella V, Baxter JK, Hendrix NW. Cervical assessment by ultrasound for preventing preterm delivery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009; (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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Annable K, Donnenfeld AE, Fischer RL, Knops J. Prenatal diagnosis of a jumping translocation. Prenat Diagn. 2008 Aug; 28(8):767-9.