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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Yes, you can access Twin Research for Everyone by Adam D. Tarnoki,David L. Tarnoki,Jennifer R. Harris,Nancy L. Segal,Jennifer Harris in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Genetics in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Cover
Front Matter
Table of Contents
Front Matter
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Contents
Contributors
Editor Biographies
Preface
Introduction to twin research for everyone: From biology to health, epigenetics, and psychology
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Section1 : Background
Chapter 1 : History of Twin Studies
Chapter 2 : Prevalence of twinning worldwide
Chapter 3 : Twin family registries worldwide
Section2 : Phenomenon of Twinning
Chapter 4 : Biology of natural twinning
Chapter 5 : Management and outcome of twin pregnancies
Chapter 6 : Conjoined twins
Section3 : Twin Families
Chapter7 : Growing up as twins: the perspectives of twin researchers
Chapter 8 : Parenting twins, triplets, or more
Chapter 9 : Reared apart twins: Background, research, case studies and what they reveal about human development
Chapter10 : Opposite-sex twins in medical research
Section4 : Twin Methodologies
Chapter 11 : Establishing a resource for genetic, epidemiological, and biomarker studies: The important role of twin registers
Chapter12 : Methodology of twin studies
Chapter 13 : Twin studies of complex traits and diseases
Chapter 14 : Use of twin studies to make inference about causation for measured exposures by examining familial confounding
Chapter 15 : Twins in clinical trials
Section5 : Behavior
Chapter 16 : Twin studies in social science
Chapter 17 : Childhood development of psychiatric disorders and related traits
Chapter 18 : Happiness and well-being: The value and findings from genetic studies
Chapter 19 : Twin study of personality
Chapter 20 : Twin research in psychopathology
Chapter 21 : Cognitive aging: the role of genes and environments in patterns of change
Chapter 22 : Twin studies of smoking and tobacco use
Section6 : Health
Chapter 23 : Anthropometric twin studies
Chapter24 : Twin studies of cardiorespiratory disease, daily cardiovascular activity and imaging
Chapter 25 : Pediatric twin studies
Chapter 26 : Twin-singleton differences
Chapter27 : Twin studies of puberty and behavior
Chapter28 : Musculoskeletal twin studies
Chapter29 : Contributions of twin studies to cancer epidemiology
Chapter30 : Epigenetic studies of neurodevelopment in twins
Chapter31 : Contributions of twin research to the study of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Section7 : Twin Research: Genetics, Epigenetics, Microbiome, and Environmental Adaptation
Chapter 32 : Twins and omics: the role of twin studies in multi-omics
Chapter 33 : Epigenetics
Chapter34 : An experiment in cotwin control: Adaptation to space travel1
Chapter35 : Environmental risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders: Evidence from twin studies
Chapter 36 : Microbiome studies and twin research
Chapter37 : Chromosomal anomalies, monogenetic diseases, and leukaemia in twins
Section8 : Conclusion
Summary and concluding statement
Appendix—Resources
Index
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