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Discordant Twin

MedGen UID:
811053
Concept ID:
C2609166
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Discordant Growth

Definition

A twin whose estimated fetal weight is determined to have 20% or greater difference from its sibling. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiscordant Twin

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medda E, Vigone MC, Cassio A, Calaciura F, Costa P, Weber G, de Filippis T, Gelmini G, Di Frenna M, Caiulo S, Ortolano R, Rotondi D, Bartolucci M, Gelsomino R, De Angelis S, Gabbianelli M, Persani L, Olivieri A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 Dec 1;104(12):5765-5779. doi: 10.1210/jc.2019-00900. PMID: 31287502
Norbury G, Norbury CJ
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2008 Apr;13(2):76-83. Epub 2008 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2007.12.008. PMID: 18234572
Blickstein I
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1991;40(3-4):345-51. doi: 10.1017/s0001566000003536. PMID: 1821511

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Korhonen T, Hjelmborg J, Harris JR, Clemmensen S, Adami HO, Kaprio J; Nordic Twin Study of Cancer (NorTwinCan) collaboration
Int J Cancer 2022 Jul 1;151(1):33-43. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33963. PMID: 35143046Free PMC Article
Pedersen JH, Skytthe A, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Kucukyildiz AS, Skov L, Debes NM, Tümer Z
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Feb;146:297-303. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.11.019. PMID: 34794811
Lindgren N, Kaprio J, Karjalainen T, Ekblad L, Helin S, Karrasch M, Teuho J, Rinne JO, Vuoksimaa E
Neurobiol Aging 2021 Dec;108:122-132. Epub 2021 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.08.016. PMID: 34607247
Delvecchio G, Pigoni A, Bauer IE, Soares JC, Brambilla P
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020 Jan;108:459-471. Epub 2019 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.11.023. PMID: 31790709
Breathnach FM, Malone FD
Semin Perinatol 2012 Jun;36(3):175-81. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.002. PMID: 22713498

Diagnosis

Skaug E, Czajkowski NO, Waaktaar T, Torgersen S
J Psychopathol Clin Sci 2022 May;131(4):365-374. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1037/abn0000755. PMID: 35377676
Korhonen T, Hjelmborg J, Harris JR, Clemmensen S, Adami HO, Kaprio J; Nordic Twin Study of Cancer (NorTwinCan) collaboration
Int J Cancer 2022 Jul 1;151(1):33-43. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33963. PMID: 35143046Free PMC Article
Pedersen JH, Skytthe A, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Kucukyildiz AS, Skov L, Debes NM, Tümer Z
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Feb;146:297-303. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.11.019. PMID: 34794811
Lacarrubba-Flores MDJ, Carvalho DR, Ribeiro EM, Moreno CA, Esposito AC, Marson FAL, Loureiro T, Cavalcanti DP
Am J Med Genet A 2018 Sep;176(9):1917-1928. Epub 2018 Aug 2 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.40425. PMID: 30070764
Simpson LL
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2015 Jun;42(2):225-39. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2015.01.002. PMID: 26002163

Therapy

Korhonen T, Hjelmborg J, Harris JR, Clemmensen S, Adami HO, Kaprio J; Nordic Twin Study of Cancer (NorTwinCan) collaboration
Int J Cancer 2022 Jul 1;151(1):33-43. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33963. PMID: 35143046Free PMC Article
Dash GF, Martin NG, Slutske WS
Psychol Med 2022 Apr;52(5):979-988. Epub 2020 Aug 3 doi: 10.1017/S0033291720002743. PMID: 32744192Free PMC Article
Slob EMA, Brew BK, Vijverberg SJH, Dijs T, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Koppelman GH, Bartels M, Dolan CV, Larsson H, Lundström S, Lichtenstein P, Gong T, Maitland-van der Zee AH, Kraneveld AD, Almqvist C, Boomsma DI
Int J Epidemiol 2021 May 17;50(2):475-484. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa168. PMID: 33179025Free PMC Article
Slob EMA, Brew BK, Vijverberg SJH, Kats CJAR, Longo C, Pijnenburg MW, van Beijsterveldt TCEM, Dolan CV, Bartels M, Magnusson P, Lichtenstein P, Gong T, Koppelman GH, Almqvist C, Boomsma DI, Maitland-van der Zee AH
Eur Respir J 2020 Apr;55(4) Epub 2020 Apr 23 doi: 10.1183/13993003.02021-2019. PMID: 32139457
Few LR, Werner KB, Sartor CE, Grant JD, Trull TJ, Nock MK, Bucholz KK, Deitz SK, Glowinski AL, Martin NG, Nelson EC, Statham DJ, Madden PA, Heath AC, Lynskey MT, Agrawal A
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2015 Nov;39(11):2134-42. Epub 2015 Oct 14 doi: 10.1111/acer.12889. PMID: 26463647Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Wang G, Bond TA, Warrington NM, Evans DM
J Dev Orig Health Dis 2023 Apr;14(2):242-248. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1017/S2040174422000538. PMID: 36193707Free PMC Article
Park YH, Kim YN, Im DH, Kim DH, Byun JM, Jeong DH, Lee KB, Sung MS
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Jul;34(13):2080-2088. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1657085. PMID: 31416367
Sipilä P, Rose RJ, Kaprio J
Addiction 2016 Feb;111(2):245-54. Epub 2015 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/add.13152. PMID: 26359785Free PMC Article
Simpson LL
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2015 Jun;42(2):225-39. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2015.01.002. PMID: 26002163
Breathnach FM, Malone FD
Semin Perinatol 2012 Jun;36(3):175-81. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.002. PMID: 22713498

Clinical prediction guides

Duncan GE, Avery A, Maamar MB, Nilsson EE, Beck D, Skinner MK
Epigenetics 2023 Dec;18(1):2268834. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1080/15592294.2023.2268834. PMID: 37871278Free PMC Article
Bode HF, Heikkinen A, Lundgren S, Kaprio J, Ollikainen M
Twin Res Hum Genet 2022 Oct;25(4-5):171-179. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.1017/thg.2022.32. PMID: 36073160
Schneider-Hohendorf T, Gerdes LA, Pignolet B, Gittelman R, Ostkamp P, Rubelt F, Raposo C, Tackenberg B, Riepenhausen M, Janoschka C, Wünsch C, Bucciarelli F, Flierl-Hecht A, Beltrán E, Kümpfel T, Anslinger K, Gross CC, Chapman H, Kaplan I, Brassat D, Wekerle H, Kerschensteiner M, Klotz L, Lünemann JD, Hohlfeld R, Liblau R, Wiendl H, Schwab N
J Exp Med 2022 Nov 7;219(11) Epub 2022 Sep 1 doi: 10.1084/jem.20220650. PMID: 36048016Free PMC Article
Park YH, Kim YN, Im DH, Kim DH, Byun JM, Jeong DH, Lee KB, Sung MS
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Jul;34(13):2080-2088. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1657085. PMID: 31416367
Breathnach FM, Malone FD
Semin Perinatol 2012 Jun;36(3):175-81. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.002. PMID: 22713498

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