"Twins, Dizygotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Two offspring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from two OVA, fertilized at about the same time by two SPERMATOZOA. Such twins are genetically distinct and can be of different sexes.
Concept/Terms
Twins, Dizygotic- Twins, Dizygotic
- Dizygotic Twin
- Dizygotic Twins
- Twin, Dizygotic
- Twins, Fraternal
- Fraternal Twin
- Fraternal Twins
- Twin, Fraternal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Twins, Dizygotic" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Twins, Dizygotic" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Twins, Dizygotic" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical implications of crown-rump length discordance at 11 to 14 weeks in dichorionic twins. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jan; 230(1):83.e1-83.e11.
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The Association of Twin Chorionicity with Maternal Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Apr; 41(5):611-617.
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Multiple cardiac rhabdomyomas not associated with tuberous sclerosis in a dizygotic twins: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2021 Jul 05; 15(1):334.
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The Genetic and Environmental Influences Contributing to the Association between Electronic and Conventional Cigarette Initiation. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 05 04; 23(5):856-860.
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Cord blood androgen levels of females from same sex and opposite sex twins - A pilot study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2021 01; 94(1):85-89.
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Immune Signature Variation in Twins With Clinically Different Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. Laryngoscope. 2021 04; 131(4):E1335-E1338.
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Genetic and environmental factors of schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder: insights from twin studies. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2020 11; 127(11):1501-1515.
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TwinsMX: Uncovering the Basis of Health and Disease in the Mexican Population. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2019 12; 22(6):611-616.
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Midlife Study of the Louisville Twins: Connecting Cognitive Development to Biological and Cognitive Aging. Behav Genet. 2020 03; 50(2):73-83.
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The Nordic Twin Study on Cancer - NorTwinCan. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2019 12; 22(6):817-823.