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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

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
Phan-Hug F, Beckmann JS, Jacquemont S
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 Apr;26(2):133-43. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.11.010. PMID: 22498244
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Duffy D, Sturm R, Zhu G, MacGregor S
Twin Res Hum Genet 2020 Apr;23(2):90-93. doi: 10.1017/thg.2020.38. PMID: 32638676
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
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
Hur YM, Kang MC, Jeong HU, Kang IC, Kim JW
Twin Res Hum Genet 2019 Dec;22(6):606-608. Epub 2019 Dec 26 doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.115. PMID: 31875802
Toledo-Pereyra LH, Toledo AH
J Invest Surg 2005 Nov-Dec;18(6):285-90. doi: 10.1080/08941930500433860. PMID: 16319048

Diagnosis

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
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
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
Walitza S, Wendland JR, Gruenblatt E, Warnke A, Sontag TA, Tucha O, Lange KW
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010 Mar;19(3):227-35. Epub 2010 Mar 6 doi: 10.1007/s00787-010-0087-7. PMID: 20213231
D'Alton ME, Simpson LL
Semin Perinatol 1995 Oct;19(5):375-86. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(05)80015-1. PMID: 8821025

Therapy

Nassr AA, Shazly SA, Morris SA, Ayres N, Espinoza J, Erfani H, Olutoye OA, Sexson SK, Olutoye OO, Fraser CD Jr, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA
Prenat Diagn 2017 Sep;37(9):849-863. Epub 2017 Aug 7 doi: 10.1002/pd.5113. PMID: 28695637
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
Morin L, Lim K; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING COMMITTEE; SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR; GENETICS COMMITTEE; MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE COMMITTEE
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2011 Jun;33(6):643-656. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34916-7. PMID: 21846456
Wetterberg L
Reprod Nutr Dev 1999 May-Jun;39(3):367-82. doi: 10.1051/rnd:19990309. PMID: 10420439
MacMahon B
N Engl J Med 1985 Feb 28;312(9):576-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198502283120909. PMID: 3969119

Prognosis

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
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
D'Alton ME, Simpson LL
Semin Perinatol 1995 Oct;19(5):375-86. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(05)80015-1. PMID: 8821025
Duncan PA, Shapiro LR, Klein RM
Am J Med Genet 1991 Nov 1;41(2):153-61. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320410203. PMID: 1785625
McCulloch K
Clin Perinatol 1988 Mar;15(1):141-58. PMID: 3286090

Clinical prediction guides

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
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
Carulli L
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 14;21(2):379-83. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.379. PMID: 25593453Free PMC Article
Valsky DV, Eixarch E, Martinez JM, Gratacós E
Prenat Diagn 2010 Aug;30(8):719-26. doi: 10.1002/pd.2536. PMID: 20661884
Leslie RD, Hawa M
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1994;43(1-2):71-81. doi: 10.1017/s000156600000297x. PMID: 7847025

Recent systematic reviews

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
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
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
Nielsen CS, Knudsen GP, Steingrímsdóttir ÓA
Clin Genet 2012 Oct;82(4):331-40. Epub 2012 Aug 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2012.01938.x. PMID: 22823509
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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