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Between Twins; Research Summaries; In the Real World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Nancy L. Segal
Nancy L. Segal*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA. nsegal@fullerton.edu
*
*Address for correspondence: Nancy L. Segal Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834 USA.

Abstract

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Research on unusually long birth intervals between twin and triplet deliveries is reviewed. A recent multicentre study reported gestational and survival data for 35 multiple birth sets from 12 centers, and evaluated conservative treatment strategies for mothers delivering one twin fetus. Next, findings from three recent twin studies are reviewed: effects of close inter-twin communication on longevity; case report of dizygous twins with a single chorion; and a case of discordance for hemihypertrophy in an MZ female twin pair. The article concludes with summaries of three interesting and informative anecdotal accounts of twins.

Type
News, Views and Comments
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 6 , Issue 6 , 01 December 2003 , pp. 498 - 501
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003