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Childhood cancer in twins
Author(s) -
Hewitt David,
Lashof Joyce C.,
Stewart Alice M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196602)19:2<157::aid-cncr2820190203>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , childhood cancer , cancer , selection (genetic algorithm) , disposition , demography , social psychology , psychology , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science
A statistical study of the first 5,763 deaths covered by the Oxford Survey of Childhood Cancers showed that the number of twin‐born cases was below expectation and that this applied especially to members of like‐sex pairs. This may reflect prenatal selection against embryos (especially males) with a disposition to develop cancer in childhood.