Twins show the same rates of complex disease in adulthood as singletons and have proved
an invaluable tool for investigating disease origins. 3 They provide the additional advantage …

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCD) now represent the major burden of
adverse health in most countries. It is clear that much of the risk of such conditions begins …

The importance of large cohort studies in China has been increasingly emphasized. As
special group in the population, twins provide excellent natural resources since they share …

This chapter explores how twin-specific characteristics allow a unique insight into the
balance of genetic and environmental influences that underlie early-life associations with …

During past decades, twin studies have played an important role in genetic epidemiology
studies of complex traits. The strength of twin studies lies in the ability to disentangle genetic …

The prevalence of child and adolescent growth and mental-behavior related diseases are
increasing, and the pathogenesis are complex. Twins are excellent natural resources for …

Objective To explore the regional distribution features of the birth rates of different zygositic
twins in China. Methods The birth records of twins in 1989 in China were divided into MZ …

Family-based study is generally more powerful than populationbased study for detecting
genetic variations responsible for a disease/trait. Twin and family designs can add a wide …

When investigating disease etiology, twin data provide a unique opportunity to control for
confounding and disentangling the role of the human genome and exposome. However …

Twin studies have played an important role in our understanding of individual variation for
over a century. The strength of these lies in the capacity to almost perfectly control for inter …