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Diseases in Twins

MedGen UID:
41612
•Concept ID:
C0012675
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Diseases in Twin; in Twin, Diseases; in Twins, Diseases; Twin, Diseases in; Twins, Diseases in

Definition

Disorders affecting TWINS, one or both, at any age. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiseases in Twins

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epigenetic involvement in etiopathogenesis and implications in treatment of systemic lupus erythematous.
Foma AM, Aslani S, Karami J, Jamshidi A, Mahmoudi M
Inflamm Res 2017 Dec;66(12):1057-1073. Epub 2017 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s00011-017-1082-y. PMID: 28741130
Genetic screening in arterial hypertension.
Rossi GP, Ceolotto G, Caroccia B, Lenzini L
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2017 May;13(5):289-298. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.196. PMID: 28059156
Asthma phenotypes: an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of asthma.
Lockey RF
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2014 Nov-Dec;2(6):682-5. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.09.008. PMID: 25439357

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Serbian Twin Registry.
Smederevac S, Mitrović D, Sadiković S, Milovanović I, Branovački B, Dinić BM, Nikolašević Ž, Kodžopeljić J, Bugarski Ignjatović V, Semnic M, Vujanić Stankov T, Vučinić N, Oljača M, Pajić D, Stojadinović A, Krstić T, Milutinović A
Twin Res Hum Genet 2019 Dec;22(6):660-666. Epub 2019 Dec 26 doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.114. PMID: 31875804
Malaysian Twin Registry.
Jahanfar S, Jaffar SH
Twin Res Hum Genet 2013 Feb;16(1):246-7. Epub 2012 Oct 30 doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.80. PMID: 23110917
How different are girls and boys above and below the diagnostic threshold for autism spectrum disorders?
Dworzynski K, Ronald A, Bolton P, Happé F
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Aug;51(8):788-97. Epub 2012 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.05.018. PMID: 22840550
1954.
Toledo-Pereyra LH, Toledo AH
J Invest Surg 2005 Nov-Dec;18(6):285-90. doi: 10.1080/08941930500433860. PMID: 16319048
Wisconsin Twin Panel.
Van Hulle CA, Lemery KS, Goldsmith HH
Twin Res 2002 Oct;5(5):502-5. doi: 10.1375/136905202320906372. PMID: 12537886

Diagnosis

Malaysian Twin Registry.
Jahanfar S, Jaffar SH
Twin Res Hum Genet 2013 Feb;16(1):246-7. Epub 2012 Oct 30 doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.80. PMID: 23110917
Discordant twins: diagnosis, evaluation and management.
Miller J, Chauhan SP, Abuhamad AZ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2012 Jan;206(1):10-20. Epub 2011 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.075. PMID: 21864822
Wisconsin Twin Panel.
Van Hulle CA, Lemery KS, Goldsmith HH
Twin Res 2002 Oct;5(5):502-5. doi: 10.1375/136905202320906372. PMID: 12537886
Syndromes in twins.
D'Alton ME, Simpson LL
Semin Perinatol 1995 Oct;19(5):375-86. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(05)80015-1. PMID: 8821025
Acrania.
Hautman GD, Sherman SJ, Utter GO, Cadieux M, Jacques SM
J Ultrasound Med 1995 Jul;14(7):552-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.1995.14.7.552. PMID: 7563306

Therapy

A clinical opinion on how to manage the risk of preterm birth in twins based on literature review.
Collins A, Shennan A
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2016;29(7):1125-30. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1037734. PMID: 26000625
Risk factors and primary prevention trials for type 1 diabetes.
Wu YL, Ding YP, Gao J, Tanaka Y, Zhang W
Int J Biol Sci 2013;9(7):666-79. Epub 2013 Jul 18 doi: 10.7150/ijbs.6610. PMID: 23904791Free PMC Article
Melatonin and clinical application.
Wetterberg L
Reprod Nutr Dev 1999 May-Jun;39(3):367-82. doi: 10.1051/rnd:19990309. PMID: 10420439
Graft-versus-host disease.
Gale RP
Immunol Rev 1985 Dec;88:193-214. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.1985.tb01159.x. PMID: 3910557
Alcohol and hypertension.
Mathews JD
Aust N Z J Med 1979 Apr;9(2):124-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04314.x. PMID: 378211

Prognosis

Hirschsprung's disease in twins: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Henderson D, Zimmer J, Nakamura H, Puri P
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Aug;33(8):855-859. Epub 2017 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s00383-017-4110-7. PMID: 28601901
How twin studies help to understand inflammatory joint disease.
Lambert NC
Joint Bone Spine 2016 Dec;83(6):637-643. Epub 2016 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2016.02.008. PMID: 27068611
Syndromes in twins.
D'Alton ME, Simpson LL
Semin Perinatol 1995 Oct;19(5):375-86. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(05)80015-1. PMID: 8821025
Sacrococcygeal dysgenesis association.
Duncan PA, Shapiro LR, Klein RM
Am J Med Genet 1991 Nov 1;41(2):153-61. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320410203. PMID: 1785625
Neonatal problems in twins.
McCulloch K
Clin Perinatol 1988 Mar;15(1):141-58. PMID: 3286090

Clinical prediction guides

Growth patterns and associated risk factors of congenital malformations in twins.
Piro E, Schierz IAM, Serra G, Puccio G, Giuffrè M, Corsello G
Ital J Pediatr 2020 May 24;46(1):73. doi: 10.1186/s13052-020-00838-z. PMID: 32448339Free PMC Article
Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of twin studies.
Tick B, Bolton P, Happé F, Rutter M, Rijsdijk F
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2016 May;57(5):585-95. Epub 2015 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12499. PMID: 26709141Free PMC Article
Telomere shortening as genetic risk factor of liver cirrhosis.
Carulli L
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 14;21(2):379-83. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.379. PMID: 25593453Free PMC Article
How different are girls and boys above and below the diagnostic threshold for autism spectrum disorders?
Dworzynski K, Ronald A, Bolton P, Happé F
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012 Aug;51(8):788-97. Epub 2012 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.05.018. PMID: 22840550
Wisconsin Twin Panel.
Van Hulle CA, Lemery KS, Goldsmith HH
Twin Res 2002 Oct;5(5):502-5. doi: 10.1375/136905202320906372. PMID: 12537886

Recent systematic reviews

Gestational age at birth and outcome in monochorionic twins with different types of selective fetal growth restriction: A systematic literature review.
El Emrani S, Groene SG, Verweij EJ, Slaghekke F, Khalil A, van Klink JMM, Tiblad E, Lewi L, Lopriore E
Prenat Diagn 2022 Aug;42(9):1094-1110. Epub 2022 Jul 17 doi: 10.1002/pd.6206. PMID: 35808908Free PMC Article
Biliary atresia in twins: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xu X, Zhan J
Pediatr Surg Int 2020 Aug;36(8):953-958. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04690-4. PMID: 32504124
Hirschsprung's disease in twins: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Henderson D, Zimmer J, Nakamura H, Puri P
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Aug;33(8):855-859. Epub 2017 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s00383-017-4110-7. PMID: 28601901
Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis of twin studies.
Tick B, Bolton P, Happé F, Rutter M, Rijsdijk F
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2016 May;57(5):585-95. Epub 2015 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12499. PMID: 26709141Free PMC Article
Three-dimensional sonoembryology.
Benoit B, Hafner T, Kurjak A, Kupesić S, Bekavac I, Bozek T
J Perinat Med 2002;30(1):63-73. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2002.009. PMID: 11933658

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