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Metabolomics efficiently discriminates monozygotic twins in peripheral blood
Monozygotic (MZ) twins cannot be distinguished using conventional forensic STR ty** because they present identical STR genoty**s. However, MZ...
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Monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia differ in maturation and synaptic transmission
Schizophrenia affects approximately 1% of the world population. Genetics, epigenetics, and environmental factors are known to play a role in this...
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Clinical characteristics of infantile haemangioma in twins: a retrospective study
BackgroundInfantile hemangioma is one of the most common benign soft tissue tumors in infants. The pathogenesis of infantile hemangioma remains...
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Surgically treated degenerative disk disease in twins
PurposePrevious studies have suggested that genetic factors are important in the development of degenerative disk disease (DDD). However, the...
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Digital twins for cardiac electrophysiology: state of the art and future challenges
Cardiac arrhythmias remain a major cause of death and disability. Current antiarrhythmic therapies are effective to only a limited extent, likely in...
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Antenatal diagnosis of thoracopagus and thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins: case series
BackgroundConjoined twin pregnancy is a rare variety, which occurs due to incomplete separation of the embryonic plate after 13 days. Each type of...
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Monozygotic twins and cholesteatomas: nature or nuture?
PurposeCholesteatoma is a rare middle ear pathology. It can be classified into acquired and congenital forms. Although benign, cholesteatomas can...
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Genetics and sleep bruxism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies with twins
ObjectiveTo systematically review the literature regarding the concordance of sleep bruxism (SB) between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins.
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Postnatal imaging of conjoined twins: a customized multimodality approach
Medical imaging plays a crucial role in the management of conjoined twins. The role of imaging is to explore the anatomy, outline the shared organs...
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Digital twins for health: a sco** review
The use of digital twins (DTs) has proliferated across various fields and industries, with a recent surge in the healthcare sector. The concept of...
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The effectiveness of digital twins in promoting precision health across the entire population: a systematic review
Digital twins represent a promising technology within the domain of precision healthcare, offering significant prospects for individualized medical...
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Prenatal phthalate exposure and neurodevelopmental differences in twins at 2 years of age
BackgroundPrevious studies of singletons evaluating prenatal phthalate exposure and early neurodevelopment reported mixed results and the...
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Assessing the benefits of digital twins in neurosurgery: a systematic review
Digital twins are virtual replicas of their physical counterparts, and can assist in delivering personalized surgical care. This PRISMA...
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Prenatal dispositions and genetic analysis of monozygotic female twins with suprasellar cysts and hydrocephalus: A case report
IntroductionWe present a unique case of monozygotic female twins with virtually identical clinical and radiological presentations of supratentorial...
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Conjoined Twins: Unicephalus Non-Janiceps Tetrapus Tetrabrachius
Conjoined twins are an uncommon type of monoamniotic twins with an incidence of about 1.5 per 100,000 births worldwide. Non-janiceps is the extremely...
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A study on the correlation of placental anastomosis and superficial vascular branches of selective fetal growth restriction in monochorionic diamniotic twins
IntroductionThe main purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlation between placental anastomosis and superficial vascular branches...
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Neural digital twins: reconstructing complex medical environments for spatial planning in virtual reality
PurposeSpecialized robotic and surgical tools are increasing the complexity of operating rooms (ORs), requiring elaborate preparation especially when...
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Discrimination of monozygotic twins using mtDNA heteroplasmy through probe capture enrichment and massively parallel sequencing
Differentiating between monozygotic (MZ) twins remains difficult because they have the same genetic makeup. Applying the traditional STR genoty**...
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Separation of conjoined spinal cords in symmetrical pygopagus twins using intraoperative neuromonitoring: pearls and pitfalls
Pygopagus twin is a rare congenital malformation with a worldwide incidence of 1in 200,000. Few literature reports are published regarding the...
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Morbidity and mortality of twins and triplets compared to singleton infants delivered between 26–34 weeks gestation in the United States
ObjectiveTo describe in-hospital morbidities and mortality among twins and triplets delivered at ≥26 to ≤34 weeks gestational age (GA) while...
