title: The twin children of Auschwitz-Birkenau: conference on Nazi medicine.
abstract: The twin children who survived the Holocaust and the horrific medical experiments conducted by Nazi doctors are sometimes overlooked in the relevant literature. This topic and more were discussed as part of an annual conference hosted by students from Yeshiva University's Medical Ethics Society in October 2012. A selective summary of this meeting is followed by summaries of recent twin studies concerning genetic influences on twinning, in vitro fertilization versus spontaneous twin pregnancies, gender identity disorder, and royal support for twin registries. Several human interest stories are also worth noting. They include identical twin school principals, twin loss at Sandy Hook Elementary School, timely twin documentaries, new twin and twin-like reunions, and the passing of two prominent twins.
authors: Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA. nsegal@fullerton.edu
authors: Nancy L
authors: NL
authors: Segal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D054540:Child, Orphaned; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005260:Female; D017767:Holocaust; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D028683:National Socialism; D011642:Publications; D017741:Survivors; D014427:Twins