Poster Presentations
(P)Genetic and environmental effects on the inter-relationship of lymphocyte subset levels
KA Ahmadi, MA Hall, P Norman, R Vaughan, H Snieder, TD Spector and JS Lanchbury (UK)
(P)Activities in the last 3 years of JATM
Y Amau (Japan)
(P)Amniocentesis in natural and IVF twin pregnancies
A Antsaklis, G Daskalakis, D Loutradis, K Kallianidis, N Papantoniou, D Paouleskou, E Doula (Greece)
(P)Type A behavior in male twin pairs: the Vietnam Era Twin Registry
JL Bar, MJ Lyons, H Xiam, M Tsuang (USA)
(P)Abnormal amniotic fluid volume in twin gestations is associated with higher rates of peripartum complications
J Bar-David, Z B-Aroya, M Hallak, M Friger, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P)Grandmultiparity in twin gestation: is it really a problem?
Z Ben-Aroya, J Bar-David, M Hallak, M Friger, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P)The use of oxytocin for augmentation of labor in twin pregnancies: is it safe?
Z Ben-Aroya, J Bar-David, M Hallak, M Friger, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P)Ripening of uterine cervix in parturients with twin gestation: PGE2 vs. intracervical foley catheter
Z Ben-Aroya, J Bar-David, M Hallak, M Friger, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P)Early postnatal growth in preterm twins
JM Buckler (UK)
(P)Disease concordance and genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in Italian twins
R Buzzetti, P Pozzilli, F Leonetti, UD Mario, R Cotichini, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Multimethod assessment of the twin relationship
Francesca M. Cimino, Laura A. Baker, Jennifer K. Johnson, Adrian Raine (USA)
(P)Effects of prenatal exposure to testosterone on cognitive performance and behaviour: a twin study
CCC Cohen, SHM van Goozen, PT Cohen-Kettenis, JK Buitelaar (The Netherlands)
(P)Progression to celiac disease in Italian twins
R Cotichini, L Greco, R Romino, I Coto, R Tosi, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Susceptible HD cytokine phenotypes in twins
W Cozen, R Masood, P Gill, M Cockburn, J Gauderman, K Danley, N Stroud, TM Mack (USA)
(P)Effect of tobacco smoke on cytokines in twins
W Cozen, M Cockburn, J Gauderman, K Danley, N Stroud, TM Mack (USA)
(P)Ascertainment of twins in the Western Australian Twin Register using record linkage
Maxine L Croft, Nicholas H de Klerk, Janice Hansen, Phyllis T Alessandri (Australia)
(P)Twins in Maya mythology
D Czukerberg, L Keith, J Blankstein, DM Keith (USA)
(P)Zygosity determination: why is it so important?
M Davies (UK)
(P)Feasibility of using birth records for recruiting older twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry
DA Rohana, K Dayaratne, A Sumathipala, DJS Fernando, SH Siribaddana, N de Silva, N Abeysinghe (Sri Lanka)
(P) Birth weight and tracking blookd pressure: a 15-year follow-up study of Dutch adolescent twins
Eco de Geus, Richard Ijzerman, Caroline van Baal, Elles Mulder, Jessica Hebly, Danielle Posthuma, Dorret Boomsma (The Netherlands)
(P)The genetics of tune deafness. Don't blame the piano teacher
M de Lange, D Drayna, A Manichaikul, H Snieder, T Spector (UK)
(P)Standardized population-based vital statistics of twin births
R Derom, J Kiely, L Keith, E Bryan (Belgium)
(P)Early report on the availability of island wide twin data in the central birth registration department
N de Silva, A Sumathipala, DJS Fernando, N Abeysingha, SH Siribaddana, DARK Dayaratne, D De Silva, N Warnasuriya (Sri Lanka)
(P)Twin study of mammographic breast density for age as a risk factor for breast cancer
GS Dite, NF Boyd, MRE McCredie, D English, GG Giles, JL Hopper (Australia)
(P)Extra risk of transferring 3 embryos
M Dooley, A Jones, N Monks, A Price, J Rice, F Rook (UK)
(P)Do genetic factors contribute to variation in insulin and glucose levels?
B Erbas, JL Hopper, OK Kyvik, P Poulsen, A Vaag, H Beck-Nielsen (Australia)
(P)Asthma and respiratory symptoms in Italian schoolchildren twins: a structural equation modelling approach
C Fagnani, R Cotichini, MG Calvani, C Rossi, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Impact of magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal brain in twin pregnancies
VA Feldstein, EM Simon, GA Machin, NA Chuang, R Sydorak, J Farrell, CT Albanese, MR Harrison (USA)
(P)Selective termination of acardiac/acephalic twin by radiofrequency ablation
K Tsao, VA Feldstein, PL Sandberg, RA Filly, CT Albanese, MR Harrison (USA)
(P)On the standardisation of the twinning rate
J Fellman, AW Eriksson (Finland)
(P)Tamba communications review
H Forbes, J Linney (UK)
(P)The heritability of hand grip strength - a study of 1624 Danish twin pairs aged 45-96
H Frederiksen, D Gaist, A Skytthe, JW Vaupel, M McGue, K Christensen (Denmark)
(P)Dizygotic twins in a monochorionic placenta
NA Ginsberg, S Rechitsky, Y Verlinsky (USA)
(P)Genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer disease in Italian twins
F Giubilei, MS Monti, S Giampaoli, MF Vescio, L Ferrucci, L Iacoviello, M Patriarca, R Pacifici, R Cotichini, G Ristori, S Cannoni, V Patriarca, S Brescianini, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Fetal and infant death in twin pregnancy: consequence for the survivor
SV Glinianaia, POD Pharoah, C Wright, J Rankin (UK)
(P)Multiple pregnancy register in the North of England: 1998-99 results
SV Glinianaia, C Wright, J Rankin, M Renwick (UK)
(P)Management of a dichorionic twin discordant for intrauterine growth restriction
A Gul, H Aslan, C Numanoglu, A Gulkilik (Turkey)
(P)Helping helpers to help - guidelines for professionals working with multiple birth families
F Hallett, J Denton, E Bryan (UK)
(P)Factors related to smoking behavior and exposure in California twins AS Hamilton, MG Cockburn, W Cozen, TM Mack (USA)
(P)Factors affecting concordance rates for Type 1 diabetes in identical twins
MI Hawa, MJ Redondo, L Tu, T Mackenzie, DA Pyke, GS Eisenbarth, GA Hitman, RDG Leslie (UK)
(P)Discordancy and catch-up growth in twins
ML Hediger, B Luke, R Misiunas, E Anderson (USA)
(P)Serum ferritin and twin fetal growth
ML Hediger, B Luke, C Nugent (USA)
(P)Romande Association of Help, Exchanges and Information concerning the twins, triplets and more
S Herbener (Switzerland)
(P)Digital postnatal angiography of the placenta in TTTS
Monique A Huisman, Roberto N Laurini, Birgit Arabin (The Netherlands)
(P) Birth weight and serum lipids in twins
RG Ijzerman, CDA Stehouwer, MM van Weissenbruch, EJ de Geus, DI Boomsma (The Netherlands)
(P)Genetic influence on marital status
BA Jerskey, MJ Lyons, CE Lynch, DA Hines, S Ascher, M Tsuang (USA)
(P)Birthweight references for supertwins
N Kato, M Kobayashi (Japan)
(P)Perinatal mortality of twins in recent Japan
N Kato, M Kobayashi (Japan)
(P)The role of NHS multiple births clinics in the United Kingdom
AM Kelly, C Burton (UK)
(P)Genes and environment in febrile seizures: a population-based twin study
MJ Kjeldsen, KO Kyvik, K Christensen, ML Friis (Denmark)
(P)Genetic epidemiology of alcohol dependence in a heavy drinking national twin cohort
VS Knopik, AC Heath, PAF Madden, KK Bucholz, EC Nelson, NG Martin (USA)
(P)A twin study of genetic and environmental factors in the relationship between asthma and behaviour in four-year-olds
G Koeppen-Schomerus, J Stevenson, R Plomin (UK)
(P)Delivery of previable twins: success rates in attempted delay of delivery of the second twin
RB Kurzel (USA)
(P)HLA haplotypes in dizygotic twin pairs
KO Kyvik, IL Titlestad, T Kristensen, S Lillevang (Denmark)
(P)Subjective reactions to acute nicotine: effects of gender and family history of nicotine and alcohol consumption
CN Lessov, PAF Madden, EJ Sirevaag, JW Rohrbaugh, OF Pomerleau, AC Heath (USA)
(P)Twins in psychoanalytic work
VJ Lewin (UK)
(P)Genetic and environmental influences on self-reported life events in women of the Finnish Twin Cohort
K Lillberg, PK Verkasalo, J Kaprio, M Koskenvuo (Finland)
(P)Opposite-sex twins
O Lousada (UK)
(P)Prenatal interventions to improve twin pregnancies outcomes
B Luke, L Min, R Misiunas, C Nugent (USA)
(P)The mental and motor development of twins: the role of placentation
B Luke, R Misiunas, B Burpee, S Gogliotti, E Anderson (USA)
(P)Genetic factors determine the liability to back pain reporting: results of a population based MRI study of twins
AJ MacGregor, T Andrew, P Sambrook, TD Spector (UK)
(P)Genetic influences on subjective reaction to first cigarette in the Missouri Adolescent Female Twin Study.
PAF Madden, C Lessov, KK Bucholz, AC Heath (USA)
(P)Genetic and environmental influences on self perceptions in childhood and puberty
K Maeshiro, M Sugawara, A Sakai, S Amou (Japan)
(P)Does zygosity and sex in twin pairs influence risk of pre-eclampsia in the mother?
P Magnus, C Stoltenberg, L Trogstad, A Eskild, K Tambs, JR Harris (Norway)
(P)Twins and leisure time physical activity. A univariate study
JAR Maia, M Thomis, G Beunen, V Lopes (Portugal)
(P) The matched multiple birth data set: a new data file from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics
JA Martin, SA Curtin, KG Keppel, ML Saulnier (USA)
(P)Hyperhenylaleninemia in male-male twins
S Maximova, M Mkheidze (Russia)
(P)Management and outcome of triplet pregnancies related to origin and chorionicity
A Merien, J van Eyck, B Leerentveld, B Arabin (The Netherlands)
(P)Genetic and environmental influences on lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins: effects of the menopause
RPS Middelberg, TD Spector, H Snieder (UK)
(P)The naming of twins
M Mkheidze (Russia)
(P)The angiotensin converting-enzyme (ACE) genepolymorphism, twins and pactical genetic counselling
MO Mkheidze, NA Gladkova VI Kazakov, IB Nazarov (Russia)
(P)Neonatal outcomes of preterm twins
D Nowakowska, J Wilczynski, B Jaczewski, J Oleszczuk, G Krasomski, P Oszukowski (Poland)
(P)No risk of coagulopathy after single intrauterine death in twin pregnancy
D Nowakowska, J Wilczynski, B Jaczewski, L Podciechowski, G Krasomski, P Oszukowski (Poland)
(P)Examination of intrapartum cardiotocograms and sleep-awake periods in singleton and twin foetuses during the second stage of labour
I Nyirati, J Bartko, G Bartfai (Hungary)
(P)Evaluation of various fetal growth curves for the assessment of IUGR in twins
JJ Oleszczuk, AK Oleszczuk, BP Siekierski, B Leszczynska-Gorzelak, J Wilczynski, LG Keith (USA)
(P)Evaluation of venous Doppler for assessing fetal well-being in twin pregnancy
JJ Oleszcsuk, AK Oleszczuk, B Leszczynska-Gorselak, J Wilczynski, LG Keith (USA)
(P)Monoamniotic twin pregnancy - 4 case reports and review of the literature
JJ Oleszczuk, D Nowakowska, M Krekora, L Podciechowski, AK Oleszczuk, B Leszczynska-Gorzelak, J Wilczynski, LG Keith (USA)
(P)Congenital hypothiroidism in twins (Italy, 1989-1999)
A Olivieri, E Medda, C Fazzini, M Sorcini, R Cotichini, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Physical growth, motor development and language development standards of Japanese twin infancy
S Ooki, A Asaka (Japan)
(P)National birthweight standards by gestational age for twins and multiples (Italy 1981-1995)
V Patriarca, S Brescianini, R Cotichini, C D'Ippolito, MA Stazi (Italy)
(P)Errors in birth registration and coding of multiple births in national statistics
POD Pharoah (UK)
(P)Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in twins
POD Pharoah, D Anand, MJ Platt (UK)
(P)Epidemiology of the vanishing twin
POD Pharoah, D Anand, MJ Platt, L Briscoe (UK)
(P)Verbal fluency in twins with schizophrenia: an fMRI study
M Picchioni, V Curtis, C Fu, X Chitnis, J Suckling, R Murray, P McGuire (UK)
(P)Genes and environment in the tracking of body size from birth to late adolescence
KH Pietilainen, J Kaprio, M Rasanen, T Winter, A Rissanen, RJ Rose (Finland)
(P)Twin brothers with continuous oxaluria and respiratory oxalosis
G Pospekhova, M Mkheidze, L Guleva (Russia)
(P)Infant zygosity can be assigned by parental report questionnaire data
TS Price, B Freeman, I Craig, SA Petrill, L Ebersole, R Plomin (UK)
(P)The MBF Telephone Service reveals the need for educating professionals
BJ Read, CA Sweetland, EM Bryan (UK)
(P)Twins' trust in mothers in childhood and puberty: a human behavior genetics perspective
A Sakai, M Sugawara, K Maeshiro, S Amou (Japan)
(P)The relative importance of genetic and environmental factors on variation in fat percent - the impact of fitness
K Schousboe, B Erbas, JL Hopper, KO Kyvik, JE Henriksen, TIA Sørensen (Denmark)
(P)IVF/ART twin pregnancies carries higher risk for cesarean section
D Segal, Z Ben-Aroya, M Friger, J Bar-David, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P)Nulliparous parturients with twins pregnancies are exposed to increased rates of cesarean sections
D Segal, Z Ben-Aroya, M Friger, J Bar-David, M Katz, M Mazor (Israel)
(P) Feasibility of using different approaches for recruiting younger twins for Sri Lankan Twin Registry
SH Siribaddana, A Sumathipala, DJS Fernando, N de Silva, DA Rohana K Dayaratne, N Abeysinghe, S Sivayogam (Sri Lanka)
(P)Discordant anomalies in monozygotic twins
Karin Sloots, Renske Rijlaarsdam, Birgit Arabin (The Netherlands)
(P)Heritability of blood pressure in black and white youth, The Georgia Twin Study
H Snieder, GA Harshfield, D Moore, F Treiber (USA)
(P)The perinatal outcome of the co-twin of monochorionic twins when one fetus died in utero
N Suehara, K Wasada, T Sugiyama, T Mizutani, M Fujimura, M Nakayama, K Suehara (Japan)
(P)Developmental psychopathology: a behavioural genetic approach
M Sugawara, A Sakai, K Maeshiro, S Amou (Japan)
(P)Higher order multiple births in the United States: a snapshot at the turn of the century
K Sullivan Collopy (USA)
(P)Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews with 26,000+ Twins: a New Update of the Swedish Twin Registry
P Svedberg, NL.Pedersen, P Lichtenstein (Sweden)
(P)Genetic and environmental contributions to recurrent headache
D Svensson, N Pedersen, K Ekbom, B Larsson, E Waldenlind (Sweden)
(P)When is a twin not a twin?
PB Swanson (Australia)
(P)Differential heritability of IQ across ability levels in adolescents
Y Tchertkova, S Piankova (Russia)
(P)The effect of losing the twin and losing the partner on mortality
C Tomassini, A Rosina, F Billari, A Skytthe, K Christensen (UK)
(P)Comparative rating measures of health and environmental exposures: how well do twins agree?
AM Turner, CA Reynolds, NL Pedersen, M Gatz (USA)
(P)Birth order and adult size and blood pressure in twins
C Tuya, G McNeill, DM Campbell (UK)
(P)Genetic influences on Piagetian conservation ability in seven year old twins
GCM van Baal, DI Boomsma (The Netherlands)
(P)Vulnerability to depressiveness among 12,063 adults - effect of life events, social support and somatic health
J Varjonen, K Romanov, J Kaprio, M Koskenvuo (Finland)
(P)Gender differences in genetic and environmental effects on aggression
E Vierikko, L Pulkkinen, J Kaprio, RJ Rose, RJ Viken (Finland)
(P)Tamba survey of women's experiences of a multiple birth in the NHS
J Walton (UK)
(P)Multi-fetal pregnancy: Achieving successful outcomes K Willenberg, P Beemer (USA)
(P)Social alienation in adolescent Finnish twins
T Winter, J Kaprio, RJ Viken, RJ Rose (Finland)
(P)No heritability of parkinsonism in Swedish twins
K Wirdefeldt, NL Pedersen (Sweden)
(P)Favoritism in mothers of multiple birth children
Y Yokoyama (Japan)

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