Monozygotic 24-year-old twins presented with discordant ovarian function. One had had premature ovarian failure at the age of 14 years, whereas her sister had normal ovaries and three naturally con ...

The two most common types of twins are dizygotic (fraternal) and monozygotic (identical). Learn more about them and what may possibly cause multiple births.

As shown in Figure 1, by 60 years of age, the cumulative incidence of diabetes among monozygotic twins who were initially discordant for diabetes was 65% (95% confidence interval [CI], 39 to 91 ...

This study investigates how monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins process emotional experiences, concentrating on the influence of genetic and environmental factors. Monozygotic twins, who share ...

Twin studies rest on two fundamental assumptions: 1) Monozygotic twins are genetically identical, and 2) the world treats monozygotic and dizygotic twins equivalently (the so-called “equal ...

We present a case of monozygotic twins who are discordant for breast cancer and chemotherapy exposure (ie, one twin contracted breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy, and the other had no breast ...

Just like snowflakes, no two people are alike, even if they're identical twins according to new genetic research. Scientists have been working to determine the genetic sequencing of schizophrenia ...