Twin Research for Everyone

Adam D. Tarnoki , David L. Tarnoki , Jennifer Harris , Nancy L. Segal 지음

Elsevier 2023년 03월 22일 출간 종이책 : 2022년 08월 17일 출간

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Twin Research: Biology, Health, Epigenetics, and Psychology is a comprehensive, applied resource in twinning and twin studies that is grounded in the most impactful findings from twin research in recent years. While targeted to undergraduate and graduate students, this compendium will prove a valuable resource for scholars already familiar with twin studies, as well as those coming to the field for the first time. Here, more than forty experts across an array of disciplines examine twinning and twin research methodologies from the perspectives of biology, medicine, genetic and epigenetic influences, and neuroscience. Chapters provide clear instruction in both basic and advanced research methods, family and parenting aspects of twinning, twin studies as applied across various disease areas and medical specialties, genetic and epigenetic determinants of differentiation, and academic, neurological and cognitive development. The presentation of existing studies and methods instruction empowers students and researchers to apply twin-based research and advance new studies across a range of biomedical and behavioral fields, highlighting current research trends and future directions. Offers unique insights into twinning rates, mechanisms and factors surrounding twinship Provides clear instruction on both basic and advanced twin research methods and study design Features leading international experts in twin biology, genetics, health and psychology Examines findings from recent twin studies across a broad array of health and behavioral studies

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Section 1. Background 1. History of Twin Studies John C. Loehlin 2. Prevalence of Twinning Worldwide András Pári 3. Twin Family Registries Worldwide Yoon-Mi Hur, Veronika V. Odintsova, Juan R. Ordonana, Karri Silventoinen, and Gonneke Willemsen Section 2. Phenomenon of Twinning 4. Biology of Natural Twinning GARY David STEINMAN 5. Management and Outcome of Twin Pregnancies Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Valentina Tosto, Irene Giardina, Valentina Tsibizova 6. Conjoined Twins Julia Metneki and Peter Varjassy Section 3. Twin Families 7. Growing up as Twins: The Perspective of Twin Researchers Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Julia Metneki and Nancy L. Segal 8. Parenting of Twins, Triplets, or More Monica Rankin 9. Reared Apart Twins: Background, Research, Case Studies and What They Reveal About Human Development Nancy L. Segal and Francisca J. Niculae 10. Opposite-sex Twins in Medical Research Lucas Calais Ferreira, Sue Malta, and John L. Hopper Section 4. Twin Methodologies 11. Establishing a resource for genetic, epidemiological and biomarker studies: the important role of twin registers Veronika Odintsova, Gonneke Willemsen, Conor V. Dolan, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Nicholas G. Martin, P. Eline Slagboom, Juan R. Ordoñana, Dorret I. Boomsma 12. Methodology of Twin Studies José J. Morosoli, Brittany L. Mitchell, and Sarah Medland 13. Twin Studies of Complex Traits and Diseases Christopher R. Beam, Alice J. Kim, and Tinca J.C. Polderman 14. Use of Twin Studies to Make Inference About Causation for Measured Exposures by Examining Familial Confounding Vivienne F. C. Esser, Shuai Li, Minh Bui, and John L. Hopper 15. Twin Research in Clinical Trials Athula Sumathipala and Kaushalya Jayaweera Section 5. Behavior 16. Twin Studies in Social Sciences EIena Cristina Mitrea and Levente Littvay 17. Childhood

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저자(글) Adam D. Tarnoki

저자(글) David L. Tarnoki

저자(글) Jennifer Harris

저자(글) Nancy L. Segal