Cancer risk in opposite-sex and same-sex twins

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Abstract

Twin pregnancies are characterized by simultaneous development of two fetuses that share the womb. An interest in opposite-sex (OS) twins, twin pairs consisting of one male and one female, comes from animal studies that showed that exposure to sex hormones is influenced by the position of the fetus in the womb. Studies in rodents have shown that female fetuses developing between males are masculinized in several anatomical, physiological and behavioral traits.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdatonov. 2015
StatusUdgivet - nov. 2015

Bibliografisk note

Publication: Risk of Sex-Specific Cancers in Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Twins in Denmark and Sweden.
Ahrenfeldt LJ, Skytthe A, Möller S, Czene K, Adami HO, Mucci LA, Kaprio J, Petersen I, Christensen K, Lindahl-Jacobsen R
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Oct

Emneord

  • cancer
  • Denmark
  • opposite-sex
  • same-sex
  • sex-specific
  • Sweden
  • twins

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