Birth Anomalies in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins: Results From the California Twin Registry

Birth Anomalies in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins: Results From the California Twin Registry

Background: Inherited factors and maternal behaviors are thought to play an important role in the etiology of several congenital malformations. Twin studies can offer additional evidence regarding the contribution of genetic and lifestyle factors to common birth anomalies, but few large-scale studie...

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Main Authors: Yang Yu, Wendy Cozen, Amie E. Hwang, Myles G. Cockburn, John Zadnick, Ann S. Hamilton, Thomas Mack, Jane C. Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
birth anomaly
twin
pairwise concordance
environment
smoking
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/29/1/29_JE20170159/_pdf

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