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2698574

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
The mothers of a consecutive series of 125 same sexed pairs of twins aged 6 months to 6 1/2 years completed a mailed questionnaire concerning the physical similarity of the twin partners. Zygosity diagnoses were first determined blindly on the basis of the answers given by the mothers, who did not know the result of the blood group test when fulfilling the questionnaire. Next, the results were compared with the zygosity determination based on examination of erythrocyte-, serum- and enzyme-groups. It turned out that a few simple questions distinguished well enough between MZ and DZ pairs, with a frequency of misclassification of 4%, leaving 5% as unclassifiable. It is concluded that twin zygosity can be estimated by a simple questionnaire with sufficient accuracy even in very young twin pairs. This has relevant implications for more extensive twin studies where the use of a wide spectrum of serological characters would imply too high expenses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5660
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of zygosity diagnosis in twin pairs below age seven by means of a mailed questionnaire.
pubmed:affiliation
Cytogenetic Laboratory, Arhus Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't