 Twins, Monozygotic
"Twins, Monozygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two off-spring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from a single fertilized OVUM that split into two EMBRYOS. Such twins are usually genetically identical and of the same sex.
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D014430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.438.873.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Twins, Monozygotic- Twins, Monozygotic
- Monozygotic Twin
- Monozygotic Twins
- Twin, Monozygotic
- Twins, Identical
- Identical Twin
- Identical Twins
- Twin, Identical
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2011 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Monozygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Flammer ER, Christopher MW, Powers ER, Broncucia H, Steck AK, Gitelman SE, Garrett TJ, Ismail HM. Serum Metabolomics Reveals Potential Differences in Gut Microbiota-Associated Metabolites in Twins Discordant for Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2025 Nov 01; 74(11):1957-1963.
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Boeri S, Piai M, Russo S, Alari V, Cogliati F, Simonetta D, Benke TA, Nobili L, Prato G. Clinical differences in monozygotic twins with Rett syndrome: case report and systematic review. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025 Sep 02; 20(1):473.
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Gustavson DE, Borriello GA, Karhadkar MA, Rhee SH, Corley RP, Rhea SA, DiLalla LF, Wadsworth SJ, Friedman NP, Reynolds CA. Stability of general cognitive ability from infancy to adulthood: A combined twin and genomic investigation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 May 27; 122(21):e2426531122.
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Pitt T, Chmait RH, Monson MA. Monochorionic Twin Gestation. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep 01; 68(3):366-382.
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Paulich KN, Stallings MC. Investigating Trivariate Associations Between Risky Sexual Behavior, Internalizing Problems, and Externalizing Problems: A Twin Study. Behav Genet. 2024 11; 54(6):456-471.
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Matherne CE, Qi B, Rhee SH, Stallings MC, Corley RP, Hewitt JK, Munn-Chernoff MA. Shared Genetic Influences Between Loss-of-Control Eating and Body Mass Index in Adolescent Twins. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Oct; 57(10):2128-2134.
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Bell TR, Beck A, Gillespie NA, Reynolds CA, Elman JA, Williams ME, Gustavson DE, Lyons MJ, Neale MC, Kremen WS, Franz CE. A Traitlike Dimension of Subjective Memory Concern Over 30 Years Among Adult Male Twins. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 07 01; 80(7):718-727.
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Maes HHM, Lapato DM, Schmitt JE, Luciana M, Banich MT, Bjork JM, Hewitt JK, Madden PA, Heath AC, Barch DM, Thompson WK, Iacono WG, Neale MC. Genetic and Environmental Variation in Continuous Phenotypes in the ABCD Study®. Behav Genet. 2023 02; 53(1):1-24.
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Silventoinen K, Li W, Jelenkovic A, Sund R, Yokoyama Y, Aaltonen S, Piirtola M, Sugawara M, Tanaka M, Matsumoto S, Baker LA, Tuvblad C, Tynelius P, Rasmussen F, Craig JM, Saffery R, Willemsen G, Bartels M, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Martin NG, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Lichtenstein P, Krueger RF, McGue M, Pahlen S, Christensen K, Skytthe A, Kyvik KO, Saudino KJ, Dubois L, Boivin M, Brendgen M, Dionne G, Vitaro F, Ullemar V, Almqvist C, Magnusson PKE, Corley RP, Huibregtse BM, Knafo-Noam A, Mankuta D, Abramson L, Haworth CMA, Plomin R, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Beck-Nielsen H, Sodemann M, Duncan GE, Buchwald D, Burt SA, Klump KL, Llewellyn CH, Fisher A, Boomsma DI, Sørensen TIA, Kaprio J. Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 10; 46(10):1901-1909.
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Whisman MA, du Pont A, Rhee SH, Sbarra DA, Spotts EL, Lichtenstein P, Ganiban JM, Reiss D, Neiderhiser JM. Genetically informative analysis of the association between intimate relationship adjustment and health. Health Psychol. 2021 Aug; 40(8):546-555.
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