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| What
is the California Twin Program? |
The California Twin Program is a non-profit effort conducted at
the University of Southern California to collect the basic characteristics of all twins
born in California regardless of where they are living currently. Click on the left to
learn about the nature and goals of the program and who is eligible to participate. |
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| Why
California Twins? |
Here we describe why a twin program is important and why it
should be conducted in California.
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| First
Letter That Eligible Participants Receive |
This letter summarizes the history and goals of the program.
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| About
the Questions We Ask |
This describes the information that is required for
participation in the program. |
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| Some
Results
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Some of the characteristics of native California twins as a
group are presented, including details about their zygosity, their geographical
distribution and family origins, and their education and occupational similarity. At this
site we will periodically provide some figures about different lifestyle practices,
medical conditions, and rates of health care utilization among different kinds of twins in
California. Click here to view some recent results from our mammographic density study |
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| About Twins |  Answers to the most common questions asked about
twins.
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| Some
Other Interesting Twin Websites |
The world wide web abounds with interesting information about twins. Here are some sites that we have found. If you have a twins-related website that you would like us to add to the list, go here and submit the site you have found. |
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