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Reproductive histories in a norwegian twin population evaluation of the maternal effect in early spontaneous abortion.
By: Golden, Wendy L.
Subject(s): Abortion | fetal death | twins | reproduction | questionnaries | medical genetics | population genetics | menarche | menopause | marriage In: Acta Geneticae Medicae et Gemellologiae: twin research 30(2)Summary: An evaluation of the maternal effect on spontaneous abortion and the genetic contribution to various reproductive variables was made using like-sexed twins born between 1915-1946. Health and reproductive questionnaires were sent to 2,365 twin pairs listed in the Norwegian twin registry registry. Zygosity was determined by a questionnaire which proved to be 98% accurate in discriminating between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. Verification of the zygosity questionnaire was accomplished by blood cell marker zygosity determination in 200 twin pairs.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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An evaluation of the maternal effect on spontaneous abortion and the genetic contribution to various reproductive variables was made using like-sexed twins born between 1915-1946. Health and reproductive questionnaires were sent to 2,365 twin pairs listed in the Norwegian twin registry registry. Zygosity was determined by a questionnaire which proved to be 98% accurate in discriminating between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. Verification of the zygosity questionnaire was accomplished by blood cell marker zygosity determination in 200 twin pairs.