title: Twins' injuries: genetic and environmental risks / twin research reports / human interest stories.
abstract: The relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to unintentional injuries are of interest to families with young twins. A recent study found that childhood injuries are explained mostly by child-specific environmental factors. Next, twin research reviews of the association between periodontal disease and cancer, secular trends in gestational age and birthweight, and language development in hearing and deaf co-twins are also summarized. Interesting reports of newborn twins, twin-like relationships, twin interactions and missed twin relationships are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834, United States of America. nsegal@fullerton.edu
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Segal
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D058028:Research Report; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014427:Twins / Q000235:genetics*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000235:genetics*