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Twinning, monozygotic

MedGen UID:
231165
•Concept ID:
C1321860
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Organism Function
Synonyms: Monozygotic Twinning; Monozygous Twinning; Twinning, Monozygotic; Twinning, Monozygous
 
OMIM®: 276410

Definition

The division of a ZYGOTE into two parts that are each capable of further development into two distinct individuals, both that have the same genetic makeup. [from MeSH]

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PubMed

Diagnosis and management of the phenotypic spectrum of twins with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Cohen JL, Duffy KA, Sajorda BJ, Hathaway ER, Gonzalez-Gandolfi CX, Richards-Yutz J, Gunter AT, Ganguly A, Kaplan J, Deardorff MA, Kalish JM
Am J Med Genet A 2019 Jul;179(7):1139-1147. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61164. PMID: 31067005Free PMC Article
Inner cell mass incarceration in 8-shaped blastocysts does not increase monozygotic twinning in preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening patients.
Gu YF, Zhou QW, Zhang SP, Lu CF, Gong F, Tan YQ, Lu GX, Lin G
PLoS One 2018;13(1):e0190776. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190776. PMID: 29315321Free PMC Article
High incidence of monozygotic twinning in infertility treatment.
Sobek A, Prochazka M, Klaskova E, Lubusky M, Pilka R
Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2016 Sep;160(3):358-62. Epub 2016 Apr 1 doi: 10.5507/bp.2016.016. PMID: 27049533

Recent systematic reviews

Risk factors for monozygotic twinning after in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Busnelli A, Dallagiovanna C, Reschini M, Paffoni A, Fedele L, Somigliana E
Fertil Steril 2019 Feb;111(2):302-317. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.10.025. PMID: 30691632
The effect of blastocyst transfer on newborn sex ratio and monozygotic twinning rate: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ding J, Yin T, Zhang Y, Zhou D, Yang J
Reprod Biomed Online 2018 Sep;37(3):292-303. Epub 2018 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.05.015. PMID: 30314884
Determinants of monozygotic twinning in ART: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.
Hviid KVR, Malchau SS, Pinborg A, Nielsen HS
Hum Reprod Update 2018 Jul 1;24(4):468-483. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmy006. PMID: 29538675
The risk of monozygotic twins after assisted reproductive technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vitthala S, Gelbaya TA, Brison DR, Fitzgerald CT, Nardo LG
Hum Reprod Update 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):45-55. Epub 2008 Oct 15 doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmn045. PMID: 18927071
Folic acid and risk of twinning: a systematic review of the recent literature, July 1994 to July 2006.
Muggli EE, Halliday JL
Med J Aust 2007 Mar 5;186(5):243-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00882.x. PMID: 17391087

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