Advances in research based on twins reared apart.

VernacularTitle:以分开抚养双生子为基础的研究进展
Author: Wenjing GAO ¹ ; Liming LI
Author Information

1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China. Email: lmlee@vip.163.com.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: China; Humans; Research Design; trends; Twin Studies as Topic; trends; Twins; genetics; statistics & numerical data
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2014;31(3):327-329
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The design of twins reared apart, very rare genetic epidemiological resources has been hailed as fascinating experiment of nature. However, not so many studies have been based on it due to the difficulty in recruiting the participants. It also makes the only existing research on twins raised apart particularly valuable. How to utilize these resources fully will be the focus of this research area. This review will overview its design background, basic hypothesis, and current status of research and give advice for the research in this field in China.