Congenital Anomalies in Twins in Northern Ireland. III: Anomalies of the Cardiovascular System, 1974-1978
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research
- Vol. 38 (1-2) , 27-35
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0001566000002804
Abstract
Rates of congenital anomalies of the cardiovascular system were compared between twins and singletons in a population-based study in Northern Ireland during the period 1974-1978. Multiple sources of ascertainment were used. As in previous studies, the rate of anomalies of the cardiovascular system in twins (91.0/10,000) was higher than the rate in singletons (66.4/10,000). The excess was confined to twins from pairs of like sex and, in the main, anomalies of the circulatory system other than of the heart itself were involved. Problems in the interpretation of this excess are discussed. No twins were concordant for congenital cardiovascular anomalies of any type.Keywords
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