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Identification of Common Genetic Variants Influencing Spontaneous Dizygotic Twinning and Female Fertility

Mbarek, Hamdi; Steinberg, Stacy; Nyholt, Dale R; Gordon, Scott D; Miller, Michael B; McRae, Allan F; Hottenga, Jouke JanDay, Felix RanulfWillemsen, Gonnekede, Geus Eco JDavies, Gareth EMartin, Hilary CPenninx, Brenda WJansen, RickMcAloney, KerrieVink, Jacqueline MKaprio, JaakkoPlomin, RobertSpector, Tim DMagnusson, Patrik KReversade, BrunoHarris, R AlanAagaard, KjerstiKristjansson, Ragnar POlafsson, IsleifurEyjolfsson, Gudmundur IngiSigurdardottir, OlofIacono, William GLambalk, Cornelis BMontgomery, Grant WMcGue, MattOng, KenPerry, John RichardMartin, Nicholas GStefansson, HreinnStefansson, KariBoomsma, Dorret I et al. (Elsevier, 2016-04-28)

Spontaneous dizygotic (DZ) twinning occurs in 1%–4% of women, with familial clustering and unknown physiological pathways and genetic origin. DZ twinning might index increased fertility and has distinct health implications ...