"Twin Studies as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Works about methods of detecting genetic etiology in human traits. The basic premise of twin studies is that monozygotic twins carry identical genes, while zygotic twins are genetically no more similar than two siblings born after separate pregnancies. (Last, J.M., A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
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D018433
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.900 N05.715.360.775.750 N06.850.520.450.900
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twin Studies as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Genetics and proteomics in scleroderma. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2005 Apr; 7(2):129-34.
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Gender mix in twins and fetal growth, length of gestation and adult cancer risk. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2005 Jan; 19 Suppl 1:41-7.
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The role of genetic factors in autoimmune disease: implications for environmental research. Environ Health Perspect. 1999 Oct; 107 Suppl 5:693-700.