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Acute Fetal Metabolomic Changes in Twins Undergoing Fetoscopic Surgery for Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
This study raises questions regarding optimal maternal and fetal nutrition during surgery and if nutritional status could be optimized to further improve twin survival during fetoscopic surgery.PMID:38515292 | DOI:10.1017/thg.2024.10 (Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics)
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - March 22, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Braxton Forde Samuel Martin Miki Watanabe-Chailland Foong-Yen Lim Source Type: research

Human Genetics Society of Australasia Position Statement: Predictive and Presymptomatic Genetic Testing in Adults and Children
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2024 Mar 21:1-8. doi: 10.1017/thg.2024.9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis Position Statement provides guidelines for health professionals who work with individuals and families seeking predictive genetic testing and laboratory staff conducting the tests. It presents the major practical, psychosocial and ethical considerations associated with presymptomatic and predictive genetic testing in adults who have the capacity to make a decision, children and young people who lack capacity, and adults living with reduced or fluctuating cognitive capacity.Predictive Testing Recommendations: (1) Predictive test...
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - March 21, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Danya F Vears Alison McLean Chloe La Spina Aideen McInerney-Leo Education, Ethics and Social Issues Committee of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia Source Type: research

Most Unusual Twin Pairs: A Look at Uterus Didelphys / Twin Research Reviews: Prenatal Aneuploidy Screening for Twin Pregnancies; Twin Conceptions by Same-Sex Male Couples; Legal Personality of Conjoined Twins; Twin Study of Cannabis Use / Human Interest and Importance: Being Taken for Twins Saved Sisters; Twin Children of Jailed Nobel Prize Winner; British 'Biracial' Twins; Triplets Born at Start of Russian Attack on Ukraine; Twins Born in Different Years
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2024 Mar 20:1-4. doi: 10.1017/thg.2024.14. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA review of an unusual twin type-twins born to women with two uteri (uterus didelphys)-is presented. This review is followed by summaries of recent research and perspectives concerning prenatal aneuploidy screening for twin pregnancies, twin conceptions by same-sex male couples, legal personality of conjoined twins, and a twin study of cannabis use. Interesting information about twins that has appeared in the media is also presented, namely how being taken for twins saved a pair of sisters; twin children of a jailed Nobel Prize win...
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - March 20, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Nancy L Segal Source Type: research

Assessment of Sleep Quality in Spanish Twin Pregnancy: An Observational Single-Center Study
Twin Res Hum Genet. 2024 Mar 20:1-8. doi: 10.1017/thg.2024.13. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWomen with twin pregnancies experience greater sleep disturbance compared to women with singleton pregnancies. The aims of this study were to explore the sleep quality in women with twin pregnancies and to compare their sleep dimensions with coetaneous single pregnancies. This was an observational study in which women were enrolled at the end of pregnancy in the Obstetric Service of Hospital La Paz (Spain). The women were classified as single (n = 143) or twin pregnancy (n = 62). Pregnant women responded to the Pittsburgh Sleep Qua...
Source: Twin Research and Human Genetics - March 20, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Mar ía de la Calle Jose L Bartha Abigail Martin Mens Silvia M Arribas David Ramiro-Cortijo Source Type: research