Twins and Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Genetic Relevance.

Abstract excerpt

In preterm infants, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most devastating complications seen in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with both short- and long-term sequelae. Outcomes reported for mono- (versus di-) chorionic twins suggest an increased incidence in the monochorionic twins, usually attributed to abnormal placental vascular connections. Same sex concordance and zygosity data suggest...

Topics

• Humans
• Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
• Infant, Newborn
• Infant, Premature
• Diseases in Twins
• Female
• Gastrointestinal Microbiome