Non-identical monozygotic twins, intermediate twin types, zygosity testing, and the non-random nature of monozygotic twinning: A review

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-127

  Machin, Geoffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chimeras; Epigenetics; Monozygotic twins; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CHIMERA; CHORION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FAMILIAL MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; GAMETE; HUMAN; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONIDENTICAL MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TETRAGAMETIC CHIMERIC DIZYGOTIC TWINS; TRIGAMETIC CHIMERIC DIZYGOTIC TWINS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ZYGOSITY;

CHIMERA; HUMANS; TERATOGENS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 65949108669     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30212     Document Type: Review

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