A Possible Twin: The 1960s Twin Study Revisited/Twin Research: Twin-to-Twin Heart Transplantation; Distinguishing Monozygotic Twins; Twin Conceptions via Oocyte Donation; Factors Affecting Craniofacial Traits/In the Media: Triplet Delivery in the UK; Conjoined Twins and the Concept of Self; Colombian Twin Trainers; Skin Grafting to Save an Identical Co-Twin; Lack of Physical Flaws in Dolly the Cloned Sheep; Possible Conjoined Twins of Opposite-Sex; Passing of the Remaining Twin From the World's Longest Separated Pair.

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read More Add to Saved list
  • Author(s): Segal NL;Segal NL
  • Source:
    Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies [Twin Res Hum Genet] 2018 Apr; Vol. 21 (2), pp. 155-162. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 15.
  • Publication Type:
    News; Twin Study
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101244624 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1832-4274 (Print) Linking ISSN: 18324274 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Twin Res Hum Genet Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2012- : Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press
      Original Publication: Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia : Published for the ISTS by Australian Academic Press, [2005]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Adoption* ; Cloning, Organism* ; Craniofacial Abnormalities* ; Fertilization* ; Heart Transplantation* ; Oocyte Donation* ; Quantitative Trait, Heritable* ; Skin Transplantation* ; Twins, Conjoined* ; Twins, Monozygotic*; Animals ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Sheep ; United Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      This article begins with the story of a 51-year-old Los Angeles, California man, Justin Goldberg, whose daughter caught a glimpse of his striking look-alike at a popular market. Many people have so-called doppelgängers, but this occurrence is especially intriguing - the individual in question, born in New York City in the mid-1960s to an unwed mother, was an adoptee placed by the Louise Wise Adoption Agency. This agency, under the guidance of a prominent psychiatrist, decided to place twins in separate homes. Some of these twin children were part of a controversial child development study that was hidden from them and their parents. Next, recent and current twin research on heart transplantation, distinguishing monozygotic co-twins, twin conceptions via oocyte donation and factors affecting craniofacial traits are summarized. The article concludes with highlights on twins in the media, specifically, a triplet delivery in the United Kingdom, self-concept and consciousness in conjoined twins, Colombian twin trainers, skin grafting to save an identical co-twin, lack of physical flaws in Dolly the cloned sheep, possible opposite-sex conjoined twins, and the passing of the remaining twin from the world's longest separated pair.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20180316 Date Completed: 20181211 Latest Revision: 20181211
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/thg.2018.4
    • Accession Number:
      29542428