Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in twins: Same genes or same environments?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 669-671

  Velaoras, K ^a   Bitsori, M ^b   Galanakis, E ^a   Charissis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dizygotic twins; Environmental factors; Genetic predisposition; Pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 26944476646     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1435-4     Document Type: Article

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