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. 2002 Oct;71(4):995-6; author reply 996-9.
doi: 10.1086/342991.

Increased rate of twins among affected sib pairs

Peter M Visscher
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Increased rate of twins among affected sib pairs

Peter M Visscher. Am J Hum Genet. 2002 Oct.
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