Description
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
Table of Contents
Section 1. Background1. History of Twin StudiesJohn C. Loehlin2. Prevalence of Twinning WorldwideAndrás Pári3. Twin Family Registries WorldwideYoon-Mi Hur, Veronika V. Odintsova, Juan R. Ordonana, Karri Silventoinen, and Gonneke WillemsenSection 2. Phenomenon of Twinning4. Biology of Natural TwinningGARY David STEINMAN5. Management and Outcome of Twin PregnanciesGian Carlo Di Renzo, Valentina Tosto, Irene Giardina, Valentina Tsibizova6. Conjoined TwinsJulia Metneki and Peter VarjassySection 3. Twin Families7. Growing up as Twins: The Perspective of Twin ResearchersAdam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Julia Metneki and Nancy L. Segal8. Parenting of Twins, Triplets, or MoreMonica Rankin9. Reared Apart Twins: Background, Research, Case Studies and What They Reveal About Human DevelopmentNancy L. Segal and Francisca J. Niculae10. Opposite-sex Twins in Medical ResearchLucas Calais Ferreira, Sue Malta, and John L. HopperSection 4. Twin Methodologies11. Establishing a resource for genetic, epidemiological and biomarker studies: the important role of twin registersVeronika Odintsova, Gonneke Willemsen, Conor V. Dolan, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Nicholas G. Martin, P. Eline Slagboom, Juan R. Ordoñana, Dorret I. Boomsma12. Methodology of Twin StudiesJosé J. Morosoli, Brittany L. Mitchell, and Sarah Medland13. Twin Studies of Complex Traits and DiseasesChristopher R. Beam, Alice J. Kim, and Tinca J.C. Polderman14. Use of Twin Studies to Make Inference About Causation for Measured Exposures by Examining Familial ConfoundingVivienne F. C. Esser, Shuai Li, Minh Bui, and John L. Hopper15. Twin Research in Clinical TrialsAthula Sumathipala and Kaushalya JayaweeraSection 5. Behavior16. Twin Studies in Social SciencesEIena Cristina Mitrea and Levente Littvay17. Childhood Development of Psychiatric Disorders and Related TraitsIsabell Brikell, Paul Lichtenstein, and Henrik Larsson18. Happiness and Well-being: The Value and Findings from Genetic StudiesMargot P. can de Weijer, Lianne P. de Vries, and Meike Bartels19. Twin Studies of PersonalityJuko Ando20. Twin Research in PsychopathologyLisabeth Fisher DiLalla, Matthew R. Jamnik, Riley L. Marshall, Emily C. Pali, and David DiLalla21. Cognitive Aging: The Role of Genes and Environments in Patterns of ChangeDeborah Finkel, Nancy L. Pedersen, and Chandra A. Reynolds22. Twin Studies of Smoking and Tobacco UseJaakko KaprioSection 6. Health23. Anthropometric Twin StudiesKarri Silventoinen24. Twin studies of cardiorespiratory disease, daily cardiovascular activity and imagingAdam Domonkos Tarnoki, Gonneke Willemsen, Eco de Geus, and David Laszlo Tarnoki25. Pediatric Twin StudiesCatarina Almqvist and Paul Lichtenstein26. Twin-Singleton DifferencesKaare Christensen and Matt McGue27. Twin Studies of Puberty and BehaviorHolly T. Pham, Adriene M. Beltz, Robin Corley, and Sheri A. Berenbaum28. Muscoloskeletal Twin StudiesPaulo Ferreira and Munkh-Erdene Bayartai29. Contributions of Twin Studies to Cancer EpidemiologyWendy Cozen, Esther Lam, Maryam Salehi, Victoria K. Cortessis, Tuong L. Nguyen, James Dowty, John L. Hopper, Shuai Li and Thomas M. Mack30. Epigenetic Studies of Neurodevelopment in TwinsJeffrey Mark Craig, Namitha Mohandas, Yuk Jing Loke, Jennifer Eleanor Snowball, Yen Ting Wong and Garth Stephenson31. Contributions of Twin Research to the study of Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiasMatthew Sebastian Panizzan, Jeremy Elman and Eero VuoksimaaSection 7. Twin Research: Genetics, Epigenetics, Microbiome, and Environmental Adaptation32. Twins and Omics: The Role of Twin Studies in Multi-OmicsFiona Alysa Hagenbeek, Jenny van Dongen, Rene Pool, and Dorret I. Boomsma33. EpigeneticsAino Heikkinen, Sara Lundgren, and Miina Ollikainen34. An Experiment in Co-Twin Control: Adaptation to Space TravelCarole Tafforin and Nancy Segal35. Environmental Risk Factors for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Evidence from Twin StudiesGarth Stephenson and Jeffrey Mark Craig36.
