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Monozygotic twins concordant and discordant for anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Katherine Halmi  and
Gene Brodland
Katherine Halmi*
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Medical College, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Gene Brodland
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Medical College, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr. Katherine Halmi, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Medical College, 500 Newton Road, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, U.S.A.
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Synopsis

The occurrence of anorexia nervosa in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant for this illness is reviewed. Two additional pairs of identical twins, one discordant and the other concordant for anorexia nervosa, are described.

Type
Preliminary Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1973 , pp. 521 - 524
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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