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Twin Research for Everyone
From Biology to Health, Epigenetics, and Psychology
An all-inclusive, applied resource covering twin research methods and recent findings of twin research across biology, health, genetics and psychology
Adam D. Tarnoki (Edited by), David L. Tarnoki (Edited by), Jennifer R. Harris (Edited by), Nancy L. Segal (Edited by)
9780128215142, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 22 August 2022
738 pages, 60 illustrations (30 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 4.5 cm, 1.45 kg
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.
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 Development of Psychiatric Disorders and Related Traits Isabell Brikell, Paul Lichtenstein, and Henrik Larsson 18. Happiness and Well-being: The Value and Findings from Genetic Studies Margot P. can de Weijer, Lianne P. de Vries, and Meike Bartels 19. Twin Studies of Personality Juko Ando 20. Twin Research in Psychopathology Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla, Matthew R. Jamnik, Riley L. Marshall, Emily C. Pali, and David DiLalla 21. Cognitive Aging: The Role of Genes and Environments in Patterns of Change Deborah Finkel, Nancy L. Pedersen, and Chandra A. Reynolds 22. Twin Studies of Smoking and Tobacco Use Jaakko Kaprio Section 6. Health 23. Anthropometric Twin Studies Karri Silventoinen 24. Twin studies of cardiorespiratory disease, daily cardiovascular activity and imaging Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, Gonneke Willemsen, Eco de Geus, and David Laszlo Tarnoki 25. Pediatric Twin Studies Catarina Almqvist and Paul Lichtenstein 26. Twin-Singleton Differences Kaare Christensen and Matt McGue 27. Twin Studies of Puberty and Behavior Holly T. Pham, Adriene M. Beltz, Robin Corley, and Sheri A. Berenbaum 28. Muscoloskeletal Twin Studies Paulo Ferreira and Munkh-Erdene Bayartai 29. Contributions of Twin Studies to Cancer Epidemiology Wendy Cozen, Esther Lam, Maryam Salehi, Victoria K. Cortessis, Tuong L. Nguyen, James Dowty, John L. Hopper, Shuai Li and Thomas M. Mack 30. Epigenetic Studies of Neurodevelopment in Twins Jeffrey Mark Craig, Namitha Mohandas, Yuk Jing Loke, Jennifer Eleanor Snowball, Yen Ting Wong and Garth Stephenson 31. Contributions of Twin Research to the study of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Matthew Sebastian Panizzan, Jeremy Elman and Eero Vuoksimaa Section 7. Twin Research: Genetics, Epigenetics, Microbiome, and Environmental Adaptation 32. Twins and Omics: The Role of Twin Studies in Multi-Omics Fiona Alysa Hagenbeek, Jenny van Dongen, Rene Pool, and Dorret I. Boomsma 33. Epigenetics Aino Heikkinen, Sara Lundgren, and Miina Ollikainen 34. An Experiment in Co-Twin Control: Adaptation to Space Travel Carole Tafforin and Nancy Segal 35. Environmental Risk Factors for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Evidence from Twin Studies Garth Stephenson and Jeffrey Mark Craig 36. Microbiome Studies and Twin Research Joohon Sung, Hang A. Park, and Sooji Lee 37. Chromosomal Anomalies, Monogenetic Diseases, and Leukaemia in Twins Iren Haltrich and Anna Lengyel Section 8. Conclusion Summary Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Jennifer Harris and Nancy Segal Appendix: Resources, Websites, Twin Organizations, and Further Reading Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Jennifer Harris and Nancy Segal
Subject Areas: DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]
