Twin Legacies: Victor and Vincent McKusick / Twin Studies: Twinning Rates I; Twinning Rates II; MZ Twin Discordance for Russell–Silver Syndrome; Twins’ Language Skills / Headlines: Babies Born to Identical Twin Couples; Identity Exchange; Death of Princess Ashraf (Twin); Yahoo CEO Delivers Identical Twins
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Published:2016-03-03
Issue:2
Volume:19
Page:158-162
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ISSN:1832-4274
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Container-title:Twin Research and Human Genetics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Twin Res Hum Genet
Abstract
The lives of the illustrious monozygotic (MZ) twins, Victor A. and Vincent L. McKusick, are described. Victor earned the distinction as the ‘Father of Medical Genetics’, while Vincent was a legendary Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court. This dual biographical account is followed by two timely reports of twinning rates, a study of MZ twin discordance for Russell–Silver Syndrome (RSS) and a study of twins’ language skills. Twin stories in the news include babies born to identical twin couples, a case of switched identity, the death of Princess Ashraf (Twin) and a new mother of twins who is also Yahoo's CEO.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Genetics(clinical),Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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