Monozygotic twins concordant and discordant for anorexia nervosa

1 November 1973

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine

Vol. 3 (4) , 521-524
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700054349

Abstract

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.

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