Fullerton Virtual Twin Study: an update.
Fullerton Virtual Twin Study: an update.
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富勒顿虚拟双胞胎研究：更新。
DOI：
10.1017/thg.2012.88
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发表时间：
2013
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通讯作者：
Stohs,JoanneHoven
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作者：
Segal,NancyL;McGuire,ShirleyA;Graham,JamieL;Stohs,JoanneHoven
虚拟双胞胎（Virtual Twins，简称VT）是指从婴儿早期就一起长大的同龄兄弟姐妹。这些独特的兄弟姐妹组合复制了孪生关系，但没有遗传联系。第一对VT于1990年在明尼苏达大学被发现和研究，1991年在加州州立大学富勒顿（CSUF）启动了富勒顿虚拟双胞胎研究的发展。登记册目前包括151对，大多数是儿童，并不断发现新的对。对VT的研究包括对一般智力、体型、人际信任、社会协调、社交网络和养育子女的研究。在某些情况下，VT与同卵双胞胎、异卵双胞胎、全同胞兄弟姐妹和朋友一起研究，作为TAPS（Twins，Apriotes，Peers and Sibons）的一部分，TAPS是CSUF和旧金山大学弗朗西斯科在2002-2006年开展的一个合作项目。VT还将作为对分开和一起抚养的中国年轻双胞胎进行表观遗传学分析的比较组。
Virtual twins (VTs) are same-age unrelated siblings reared together from early infancy. These unique sibling sets replicate twinship, but without the genetic link. The first VT pair was identified and studied at the University of Minnesota in 1990, launching the development of the Fullerton Virtual Twin Study at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) in 1991. The registry currently includes 151 pairs, mostly children, with new pairs identified on a continuous basis. Research with VTs includes studies of general intelligence, body size, interpersonal trust, social coordination, social networks, and parenting. In some cases, VTs have been studied in conjunction with pairs of monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins, full siblings, and friends as part of TAPS (Twins, Adoptees, Peers and Siblings), a collaborative project conducted between CSUF and the University of San Francisco, 2002–2006. VTs will also serve as a comparison group for epigenetic analyses of young Chinese twins reared apart and together.