on Twin Studies
4 - 7 July 2001
to be held at
Imperial College, London, UK
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10th International Congress on Twin Studies 4 - 7 July 2001 to be held at Imperial College, London, UK |
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including details of the Scientific and Social Programmes |
Last updated: 08.06.2001
Programme Committee: Elizabeth Bryan, Isaac Blickstein, Nick Martin, Pat Preedy, Tim Spector
S=invited speaker F=Free Communication
08.30 (ISTS Board Meeting)
PRE CONGRESS EVENTS
PC1 Symposium on Multiple Pregnancy 09.30 - 17.00
PC2 Symposium on The Loss of a Twin 12.30 - 17.30
PC3 Workshop on Twin Registers 14.00 - 17.00
Chaired by Andreas Busjahn and Beverley Botting
| 14.00 | Introduction |
| 14.05 (S) | Behavioural data in volunteer and population-based twin registers David Hay (Australia) |
| 14.25 (S) | Starting from scratch in Sri Lanka Athula Sumathipala (Sri Lanka) |
| 14.45 (F) | The Korean Twin Registry J Sung, DL Duffy, SH Cho, SY Moon, SI Cho, KY Yoo, DH Kang (South Korea) |
| 15.00 (F) | The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry Lisa Anderson, E Lennon Murrelle, Linda A Corey (USA) |
| 15.15 (F) | The Italian Twin Registry M Antonia Stazi, Rodolfo Cotichini, Valeria Patriarca, Cristina D'Ippolito, Marco Salvetti, Giovanni Ristori, Stafania Cannoni, Roberto Tosi (Italy) |
| 15.30 | Tea |
| 16.00 (F) | Development and representativeness of a population-based cohort of twins Myles Cockburn, Ann Hamilton, Wendy Cozen, Thomas Mack (USA) |
| 16.15 (F) | Establishment of a new population-based twin registry in Washington State Jack Goldberg, Niloofar Afari, Cynthia L Evanoff, Dedra S Buchwald (USA) |
| 16.30 (F) | How representative is the Western Australia Twin Register? Janice Hansen, Nicholas H de Klerk, Maxine L Croft, Phyllis D Alessandri, Paul R Burton (Australia) |
| 16.45 (F) | Systematic ascertainment of twins with clinically apparent disease in British general practices: a pilot study David P Strachan, Beverley Botting, Madge R Vickers (UK) |
| 17.00 | End |
PC4 Open Session - A Celebration of Twins: 17.30 - 19.00
Chaired by Faith Hallett and Louis Keith
| 17.30 | Songs by twins Alexander and Graham Miller |
| 17.40 | Alone together - video and discussion with twin artists, Amrit and Rabindra Singh |
| 18.15 | The Parthenon Publishing Lecture: Studio dei Gemelli: a photographic tribute to the late Professor Luigi Gedda by Louis Keith (USA) with photographic exhibition by David Teplica (USA) |
| 19.00-21.00 | Welcoming Reception at Imperial College |
| 21.00 | Bodewal Lawal, singer, and members of the Sakoba Dance Theatre |
09.00 Opening Ceremony - Robert Winston, Elizabeth Bryan and Paolo Parisi
Plenary Session
Chaired by Nicholas Martin and Tim Spector
| 09.30 (S) | The Roche Lecture: Genetics of behavioural development - new questions need new models Lindon Eaves (Richmond, Virginia) |
| 10.00 (S) | The biological and social origins of coronary heart disease David Barker (Southampton) |
| 10.30 | End |
C1 B - COMBO
Chaired by Pat Preedy
| 09.30 | COMBO Development Plan – evaluation (new projects/new COMBO Directors) |
| 10.00 (F) | The Universal Dilemma: the educational needs of twins Pattie Beemer, Kelly Willenberg (USA) |
| 10.15 (F) | Tamba financial needs campaign for families of two or more children born of a single pregnancy Jane Ellison (UK) |
| 10.30 (F) | Multiple birth families: their needs and experiences Hilary Collins (UK) |
| 10.45 | End |
S1 A - Behaviour Genetics
Chaired by Richard Rose and Richard Viken
| 11.00 (S) | Genetic correlation between inspection time and IQ Danielle Posthuma, Eco JC de Geus, Dorret I Boomsma (The Netherlands) |
| 11.15 (S) | Genetic structure of working memory and its relationship to brain function Juko Ando, Daname Mochizuki, Kai Hiraishi, Hiroshi Maruyama, Hiroko Maekawa, Naoko Onoda and Yutaka Ono (Japan) |
| 11.30 (F) | Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in development of cognitive styles in children from 6 to 16 years Marina Egorova, Nadejda Zyrianova (Russia) |
| 11.45 (S) | Current directions in personality research with twins Robert Krueger (USA) |
| 12.00 (F) | Genetic and environmental influences on problem behaviors in 5-year-old Dutch twins CEM van Beijsterveldt, F Verhulst, DI Boomsma (The Netherlands) |
| 12.15 (S) | Patterns of family transmission in personality Richard J Viken, Richard J Rose, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo (USA) |
| 12.30 (F) | The covariance structure of neuroticism and agreeableness: a twin and molecular genetic analysis of the role of the serotonin transporter gene Kerry L Jang, Stella Hu, W John Livesley, Alois Angleitner, Rainer Riemann, Juko Ando, Yutaka Ono, Philip A Vernon, Dean H Hamer (Canada) |
| 12.45 | General Discussion – moderator: Richard Rose |
| 13.00 | End |
S2 B - Epidemiology
Chaired by Alison Macfarlane
| 11.00 (S) | Trends in twinning, triplet, and other multiple births in developed countries Yoko Imaizumi (Japan) |
| 11.15 (S) | The contribution of assisted reproductive technology to the rise in multiple births Laura Schieve (USA) |
| 11.35 (S) | The impact of the increasing number of multiple births on the indicators of perinatal health pregnancy outcome Béatrice Blondel, Michael D Kogan, Greg R Alexander, Michael S Kramer, Shi Wu Wen (France) |
| 11.55 (F) | Secular and spatial differences in twinning rates in Sweden, 1750-1970 Aldur W Erikkson, Johan Fellman (Finland) |
| 12.10 (F) | A retrospective population based study of twin birth weight discordancy Christine Conner, Doris Campbell (UK) |
| 12.25 (F) | Neonatal mortality in like (LS) and unlike (US) sex twins and cerebral palsy (CP) in the co-twin survivor of an infant death Peter OD Pharoah (UK) |
| 12.40 (F) | Rates of hospital admission for childhood asthma among Australian twins and singletons Nicholas de Klerk, Janice Hansen, Maxine Croft (Australia) |
| 12.55 | General Discussion |
| 13.00 | End |
S3 C - Fetal programming
Chaired by David Phillips and Robert Vlietinck
| 11.00 | Introduction: David Phillips (UK) |
| 11.10 (S) | Diabetes and semi-starvation during rat pregnancy and lactation: consequences for the female offspring Kathleen Holemans (Belgium) |
| 11.35 (S) | Fetal growth and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system Johan Verhaeghe (Belgium) |
| 12.00 (S) | The fetal origins of adult disease – a twin approach Ruth JF Loos, Robert Fagard, Gaston Beunen, Catherine Derom, David Phillips, Robert Vlietinck (Belgium) |
| 12.25 (F) | Fetal growth and systolic blood pressure in Swedish male twins in young adulthood Finn Rasmussen, Malin Johansson, Bianca De Stavola, David A Leon Rasmussen (Sweden) |
| 12.35 (F) | Birth weight, early environment, and genetics – a study of twins discordant for acute myocardial infarction Anna Hübinette, Sven Cnattingius, Anders Ekbom, Ulf de Faire, Michael Kramer, Paul Lichtenstein (Sweden) |
| 12.45 (F) | Birth weight and tracking blood 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) |
| 12.55 | Summary: Robert Vlietinck (Belgium) |
| 13.00 End |
13.00 (Twin Research Editorial Board Meeting)
S4 A - Advances in Twin and Sib-pair study methodology
Chaired by Harold Snieder and Tim Spector
| 14.00 (S) | Combined linkage and association analysis in gene discovery Lon Cardon (UK) |
| 14.20 (S) | The use of cluster analysis in multivariate models Alex MacGregor (UK) |
| 14.35 (S) | Including quantitative trait loci in statistical models to study the interplay of multiple factors affecting complex traits Harold Snieder, Edwin JCG van den Oord (USA) |
| 14.50 (S) | Gene-by-environment interaction in twin and sib-pair analysis Shaun Purcell (UK) |
| 15.10 (S) | Virtual twins and what they tell us about human behaviour Nancy L Segal, Samantha Etchells, Nathaniel Houston, Claire V Bertram (USA) |
| 15.30 (F) | A new MZ-only design: X chromosome inactivation and the female survival advantage Kaare Christensen, James W Vaupel, Karen Helene Orstavik (Denmark) |
| 15.45 (F) | Distinguishing causal from non-causal associations using random effects regression models for twin data Jack Goldberg, Lester M Arguelles, Seth Eisen, William R True, Michael Lyons, Ming T Tsuang (USA) |
| 16.00 | End |
S5 B – Twinship
Chaired by Alison Macdonald and Barbara Read
| 14.00 (S) | Social relationships: twins reared together, twins reared apart and twins without partners Nancy Segal and Sara Arad (USA) |
| 14.20 (S) | One and one make(s) three: a grounded theory study of twinship and the needs of twins in psychological counselling Alison Macdonald (UK) |
| 14.40 (S) | Double bind: anorexia nervosa in monozygotic twins Patricia Marsden (UK) |
| 15.00 (F) | Twins at puberty – a follow-up study of 32 twin pairs Britta Alin Åkerman (Sweden) |
| 15.15 (F) | Inter-twin relationships and mental health Irma Moilanen, Eija Siikala, Sari Tamppari (Finland) |
| 15.30 (F) | Inter-twin relations and inter-twin dependence Varpu Penninkilampi, Irma Moilanen, Jaakko Kaprio (Finland) |
| 15.45 | General Discussion |
| 16.00 | End |
S6 C – Neonatology and Child Development
Chaired by Manuel Carrapato and John Buckler
| 14.00 (S) | Perineonatal steroids in multiples Manuel RG Carrapato (Portugal) |
| 14.20 (S) | Neonatal care of multiples J Gadzinowski, J Mazela (Poland) |
| 14.40 (F) | Twin infant sleeping arrangements and implications for SIDS Helen L Ball, Emma Kitching, Elaine Hooker, Joanne Anderson-Hawkins (UK) |
| 14.50 (S) | Cerebral palsy in twins: does it have a different aetiology? Malcolm I Levene (UK) |
| 15.10 (S) | Growth and development of twins John Buckler (UK) |
| 15.30 (F) | Stability and change in perceived autonomy during early adolescence Ruth Guttman (Israel) |
| 15.40 (F) | Associations between triplet etiology and child behavior problems at school age MJ van Hekken, Jacob F Orlebeke (The Netherlands) |
| 15.50 | General Discussion |
| 16.00 | End |
S7 A - Complex Diseases and their Genetic Epidemiology I
Chaired by Jaakko Kaprio and Kristian Tambs
| 16.30 (S) | Finding genes for common human diseases Nicholas G Martin (Australia) |
| 16.45 (S) | A study of asthma and allergies in 5-year-old Dutch twins DI Boomsma, CEM van Beijsterveldt (The Netherlands) |
| 17.00 (S) | Genetic and environmental factors in asthma and hay fever Markku Koskenvuo (Finland) |
| 17.15 (S) | Back-neck pain and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a population-based twin study Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Camilla Stoltenberg, Jennifer R Harris |
| 17.30 (S) | A twin study of low back symptoms Michele C Battie, Jaakko Kaprio, Tapio Videman, Esko Levälahti (Canada) |
| 17.45 (F) | Genetic factors account for the co-occurrence of Raynaud's and migraine Alex J MacGregor, Lynn F Cherkas, Tim D Spector (UK) |
| 17.55 (F) | Genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular reactivity in adolescence Hermine H Maes, Michael C Neale, Lindon J Eaves, Richard M Schiecken (USA) |
| 18.05 (F) | Issues in the biometrical genetic analysis of MRI brain volume data Michael C Neale, Elizabeth A Molloy, Jonathan D Blumenthal, Liv Clasen, Jay N Giedd (USA) |
| 18.15 (F) | Status Epilepticus in a Virginia twin sample Linda A Corey and John M Pellock USA) |
| 18.25 | Discussion |
| 18.30 | End |
S8 B – Multiple Pregnancy
| 16.30 (S) | Overview: The epidemic of multiple pregnancy in Nomansland (south of Uthopia) Isaac Blickstein (Israel) |
| 16.40 (S) | Two's company, three's a crowd Nicholas Fisk (UK) |
| 16.55 (S) | How can we prevent iatrogenic MP? Hugo C Verhoeven (Germany) |
| 17.10 (S) | The paediatrician's view of the epidemic Manuel Carrapato (Portugal) |
| 17.25 (S) | Perinatal aspects of the multiple pregnancy epidemic J Ruiz, R Aurell, JM Mallafré, JM Carrera (Spain) |
| 17.40 (F) | Risk factors for cesarean section in twin gestations Zahi Ben-Aroya, Jury Bar-David, Mordechai Hallak, Michael Friger, Fernanda Press, Miriam Katz, Moshe Mazor (Israel) |
| 17.50 (F) | The Mumbai Prospective Twin Study Vandana Walvekar, Pratima Anjaria, Vanita Raut (India) |
| 18.00 (F) | Fetal and infant mortality in twin pregnancies and twin individuals Lisa Hilder, Alastair G Sutcliffe (UK) |
| 18.10 (F) | Congenital abnormalities in twins, northern region of England 1998-1999 Svetlana V Glinianaia, Chris Wright (UK) |
| 18.20 (F) | Selective termination in twin pregnancies discordant for homozygous Beta Thalassaemia Aris Antsaklis, George Daskalakis, Afroditi Loutradi, Katerina Sinopoulou, Sypros Mesogitis, Stelios Kitmirides, Panayiota Bitziou (Greece) |
| 18.30 | End |
S9 C – Disability and Early Intervention
Chaired by David Hay and Paul Gringras
| 16.30 (S) | Disability in Twins Paul Gringras (UK) |
| 16.50 (S) | Survival and neurological outcome in twins: relation to antenatal growth Beverley Petterson, Eve Blair (Australia) |
| 17.00 (S) | Multiple birth children's language and learning environments Barbara Dodd, Sandra McMahon (UK) |
| 17.30 | A Parent's View |
| 17.50 (S) | The psychosocial impact of having or being a disabled twin David Hay (Australia) |
| 18.10 | Discussion |
| 18.30 | End |
19.45 Concert at St James's Church, Piccadilly
A - Plenary Session
Chaired by Jaakko Kaprio and Jacob Orlebeke
| 08.30 (S) | Genetic and environmental influences on social attitudes, values, interests and personality Thomas Bouchard (USA) |
| 09.00 (S) | Genetics and cognitive abilities and disabilities Robert Plomin (UK) |
| 09.30 (S) | What have twin studies taught us about aging? Nancy Pedersen (Sweden) |
| 10.00 (F) | The relative importance of genetic and environmental factors to death prior to age 65 years Axel Skytthe, Niels V Holm, James W Vaupel, Knud Juel, Kaare Christensen (Denmark) |
| 10.15 | General Discussion |
| 10.30 | End |
S10 B – Discordant Twins (Twin Placenta Club)
Chaired by Ricardo Laurini and Nicholas Fisk
| 08.35 (S) | Characterisation of anastomotic anatomy in twin-twin transfusion syndrome Ling Wee, Myles Taylor, Nicholas Fisk (UK) |
| 09.05 (S) | Functional studies of monochorionic vascular anastomoses in vivo Myles Taylor (UK) |
| 09.35 (S) | Blood flow changes in discordant twins Peter Malcus, Lene Sperling, Ricardo Laurini (Sweden) |
| 10.05 (S) | Placental pathology in discordant twins Ricardo Laurini (Portugal) |
| 10.30 | End |
S11 A – Complex Diseases and their Genetic Epidemiology II
Chaired by David Leslie and Kirsten Kyvik
| 11.00 (S) | Are disease discordant identical twins the perfect device to study autoimmunity? Marco Londei (UK) |
| 11.30 (F) | A population based study of multiple sclerosis in twins from continental Italy and Sardinia Stefania Cannoni, Rodolfo Cotichini (Italy) |
| 11.37 (F) | Cyclo-oxygenase-2(COX-2) expression in identical twins discordant for Type 1 Diabetes H Beyan, RDG Leslie, MR Goodier, N Sirwan-Muhamad, L Buckley, MI Hawa, P Sawtell, S Bustin, N Yousaf, M Londei (UK) |
| 11.44 (F) | Genetic and environmental influences on acne in adolescent twins Katherine M Kirk, Brendan Farthing, Nicholas G Martin (Australia) |
| 11.51 | Discussion |
| 12.00 (S) | Twin studies in metabolic disease: Type 2 Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome Henning Beck-Nielsen, Pernille Poulsen, Allan Vaag, Kirsten Kyvik (Denmark) |
| 12.30 (F) | Is post-traumatic stress a risk factor for coronary heart disease? Jack Goldberg, Viola Vaccarino, Mary Fischer, Seth Eisen, William True, Michael Lyons, Mary Ellen Vitek, William Henderson (USA) |
| 12.37 (F) | Evidence for shared genes between insulin resistance and haemostasis Marlies de Lange, Robert AS Ariens, Peter J Grant, Tim D Spector, Harold Snieder (UK) |
| 12.44 (F) | Primary osteoarthritis of the hip in monozygotic and dizygotic male twins William F Page, Franklin T Hoaglund, Lynne S Steinbach, Andrew C Heath (USA) |
| 12.51 | General Discussion |
| 13.00 | End |
S12 B – Education
Chaired by Pat Preedy and Lea Pulkkinen
| 11.00 | Launch of education website Introduction by Professor Sir Michael Rutter (UK) |
| 11.15 (S) | Developing the Multiples in School Website David Hay, Pat Preedy (Australia/UK) |
| 11.40 (S) | Myths and reality in decisions about multiples in school David Hay (Australia) |
| 11.55 (S) | Meeting the educational needs of multiple birth children on school entry Pat Preedy (UK) |
| 12.10 (S) | Monitoring the educational achievements of twins and higher multiples from entry to school at age 4 Peter Tymms (UK) |
| 12.30 (F) | Higher multiples in school and preschool Diane Galloway (UK) |
| 12.45 (F) | Equity issues and educational concerns of twin siblings John Mascazine (USA) |
| 13.00 | End |
S13 C – Assisted Reproduction: Counting the Costs
Sponsored by Organon
Chaired by Jane Denton and Isaac Blickstein
| 11.00 (S) | Reproductive medicine, multiple births and the sequelae for the children Nicholas Fisk (UK) |
| 11.20 (S) | Assisted reproduction – counting the cost. Economic implications of multiple births Jane Henderson, Stavros Petrou (UK) |
| 11.40 (S) | Looking beyond the technology: coping with higher order multiples Donna Launslager (Canada) |
| 12.00 (F) | The effects of assisted reproduction in the trends and zygosity of multiple births: England and Wales 1974-99 Peter Pharoah, Mary Jane Platt, Amelia Marshall (UK) |
| 12.15 (F) | Multiple pregnancy and perinatal deaths after assisted conception Paul Lancaster, Tara L Hurst (Australia) |
| 12.30 (F) | Projections of population-based triplet birth ratios throughout the next decade – is the epidemic uncontrollable? Jaroslaw J Oleszczuk, Agnieszka K Oleszczuk, Bozena Leszczynska-Gorzelak, Jan Wilczynski, Louis G Keith (Poland) |
| 12.45 | General Discussion |
| 13.00 | End |
13.45 ISTS Business Meeting (ISTS Members only)
14.30 Presidential Address: Elizabeth Bryan (UK): The Broken Twinship
S14 A – The Genetics of Psychopathology
Chaired by Jack Goldberg
| 15.00 (S) | A twin study of chronic fatigue Jack Goldberg, Dedra Buchwald, Richard Herrell, Suzanne Ashton, Megan Belcourt, Karen Schmaling, Patrick Sullivan, Michael Neale (USA) |
| 15.15 (S) | Chronic fatigue syndrome in the Swedish Twin Registry Nancy L Pedersen, Patrick Sullivan (Sweden) |
| 15.30 (S) | Psychiatric comorbidity in chronic fatigue syndrome: a co-twin control study Dedra Buchwald, Richard Herrell, Niloo Afari, Susan Hartman, Megan Belcourt, Jack Goldberg (USA) |
| 15.45 (F) | Concordance for major depressive disorder controlling for birth weight differences in the Missouri Adolescent Female Twin Study Anne L Glowinski, Andrew C Heath (USA) |
| 16.00 | Tea |
| 16.15 (S) | Navigating the cultural universe of genetic research among American Indians Spero Manson, Paul Spicer (USA) |
| 16.30 (F) | The specificity of familial risk for mania versus alcoholism Courtney E Lynch, Michael J Lyons, Beth A Jerskey, Denise A Hines, Simone Ascher, Ming Tsuang (USA) |
| 16.45 (F) | Schizophrenia in twins Cassandra L Smith, Giang Nguyen (USA) |
| 17.00 (F) | "Self-Medication" with nicotine: twin pairs discordant for schizophrenia Michael J Lyons, Beth A Jerskey, Courtney E Lynch, Hong Xian, Jessica Bar, Ming Tsuang (USA) |
| 17.15 | End |
S15 B – The Etiobiology of Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twinning
Sponsored by Serono Benelux
Chaired by Cornelis B Lambalk & Catherine Derom
| 15.00 (S) | The biology of monozygotic twinning: general aspects Fernand Leroy (Belgium) |
| 15.30 (S) | Monozygotic twinning and assisted reproduction Alastair G Sutcliffe (UK) |
| 15.50 (S) | Monozygotic twinning rate after ovulation induction Catherine Derom, Robert M Derom, Robert F Vlietinck (Belgium) |
| 16.05 | Tea |
| 16.20 (S) | The endocrinology of dizygotic twinning in the human Cornelis B Lambalk (The Netherlands) |
| 16.45 (S) | The genetics of dizygotic twinning Grant W Montgomery, David L Duffy, Dorret I Boomsma, Nicholas G Martin (Australia) |
| 17.15 | End |
S16 C – Psychosocial Issues
Chaired by Judi Linney, Donna Launslager
| 15.00 (S) | Emotional wellbeing of mothers of twins Karen Thorpe (UK) |
| 15.25 (F) | Twin parenting patterns Audrey C Sandbank, BM Sandbank (UK) |
| 15.35 (F) | Parenting stress among parents of twins: IVF vs. spontaneous L Baor, K Engle-Pietrzak, E Ronin-Walknowska, KM Kornacka, Z Oginska, M Bros, I Blickstein (Israel) |
| 15.45 (F) | The learning styles of MZ Twins John R Mascazine (USA) |
| 15.55 | Tea |
| 16.10 (S) | Multiple exposure: an innovative approach to the antenatal care of multiple pregnancy Jon Barrett (Canada) |
| 16.35 (F) | Parenting multiple births: a grounded theory Arnette Anderson, Beverly Anderson (Canada) |
| 16.45 (F) | Playing God: a phenomenological study of women's decision-making regarding multifetal reduction K Sullivan Collopy (USA) |
| 16.55 (F) | Twins – the particular issues for children born as a result of donor-assisted conception Julia Feast (UK) |
| 17.05 (F) | The social reality of twinship Elizabeth A Stewart (UK) |
| 17.15 | End |
17.15 - 18.00 Poster Presentations
| GALA EVENING | |
| 18.15 & 18.30 | Coaches leave Imperial College |
| 19.00 - 21.00 | Reception at the House of Lords |
| 21.00 & 21.30 | Flight on the London Eye |
| from 21.45 | Coaches return to Imperial College |
A - Plenary Session
Chaired by Elizabeth Bryan
| 08.30 (S) | Human clones: which side are you on? John Burn (UK) |
| 09.00 (S) | The Bertarelli Foundation Lecture: Using twinning to monitor human fertility Roger Short (Australia) |
| 09.30 (F) | Mechanism of Natural Dizygotic Twinning Charles Boklage (USA) |
| 09.45 (S) | Twins: what they might teach us about the development of sexual identity Milton Diamond (USA) |
| 10.15 | Presentation of poster prizes and the James Shields Memorial Award for twin research in behavioural genetics |
| 10.30 | End |
C2 B – COMBO
Chaired by Pat Preedy
| 08.30 (F) | Early breast feeding of multiple newborns Ildiko Nyirati, Hajnalka Orvos, Zoltan Kozinszky, Gyorgy Bartfai (Hungary) |
| 08.45 (F) | Why a national parent and user group is essential to improve the quality of health and social care Judi Linney, David Stern (UK) |
| 09.00 (F) | Twin festivals to facilitate twin research Donald M Keith, Louis G Keith (USA) |
| 09.15 (F) | Assessing need and developing a strategy for a national voluntary organisation David Stern (UK) |
| 09.30 (F) | Iceland: setting up an antenatal class for parents expecting twins Karitas Halldorsdottir, Unnur B Fridriksdottir (Iceland) |
| 09.45 | Election of COMBO Directors |
| 10.00 | General Discussion – new COMBO projects |
| 10.30 | End |
S17 A – Controversial Issues: Sexual Reassignment, Conjoined Twins and Constitutionality of School Separation
Chaired by Nancy Segal
| 11.00 (S) | Sex reassignment in MZ male twins (the John/Joan case) and what this might tell us about sexual identity Milton Diamond (USA) |
| 11.30 (S) | Examining the legality of mandatory twin separation Lana Larson Dean (USA) |
| 12.00 (S) | What would it mean to think of conjoined twins as individuals? Ethical problems in the management of conjoined twinning Alice Domurat Dreger, Lyman Briggs (USA) |
| 12.30 (S) | Conjoined twins – whether to separate James A O'Neill Jr (USA) |
S18 B – Substance Abuse
Chaired by Wendy Slutske
| 11.00 (S) | Secular change and gene-environment interaction effects in alcoholism: results from the Young Adult Australian Twin Cohort Andrew C Heath, KK Bucholz, E Nelson, PAF Madden, WS Slutske, NG Martin (USA) |
| 11.25 (S) | Gene-environment interaaction in alcohol use and abuse: data from Finnish twin studies Danielle M Dick, Richard J Viken, Jaakko Kaprio, Lea Pulkkinen, Richard J Rose (USA) |
| 11.50 (S) | Sex-specific genetic influences on the comorbidity of alcoholism and major depression in a population-based sample of US twins Carol Prescott, Steven Aggen, Kenneth Kendler (USA) |
| 12.15 (F) | Genetic and environmental influences on the relationhips between antisocial behavior and alcohol abuse and dependence in male twins Kristen C Jacobson, Carol A Prescott, Michael C Neale, Kenneth S Kendler (USA) |
| 12.40 | General Discussion |
| 13.00 | End |
S19 C – Understanding Cancer Development by using Twin Studies
Chaired by Paul Lichtenstein
| 11.00 (S) | Heritability for cancer, comparison between twin and family studies Paul Lichtenstein (Sweden) |
| 11.15 (S) | Epidemiological studies of cancer in twins in England and Wales Anthony Swerdlow (UK) |
| 11.30 (S) | Understanding cancer development by using twin studies Anders Ekbom (Sweden) |
| 11.45 (S) | Molecular analysis of breast cancer in MZ twins Kari Hemminki, Asta Forsti (Sweden) |
| 12.00 (F) | Phenotype of heritable breast cancer according to the occurrence in twins Thomas M Mack, Ann S Hamilton, Edward B Rappaport (USA) |
| 12.15 | General Discussion with Nicholas Martin |
| 13.00 | End |
Meeting for Parents organised by TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association).
Keynote speakers: Nancy Segal and Donna Launslager