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Thursday, February 21, 2008

 

Identical Twins Not As Identical As Believed

For those of you who may be concerned about your discordant monozygotic brethren:

ScienceDaily (2008-02-20) -- Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. This surprising finding may be of great significance for research on hereditary diseases and for the development of new diagnostic methods. How can it be that one identical twin might develop Parkinson's disease, for instance, but not the other? Until now, the reasons have been sought in environmental factors. The current study complicates the picture.

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