Anorexia nervosa in monozygotic twins: case report
Kasperowicz-Dabrowiecka, A.; Popek, L.; Jaskólska, D.; Mikołajczyk-Kant, B.; Banach-Wawrzyniak, H.; Rybakowski, J.
Psychiatria Polska 30(6): 939-952
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2674 PMID: 9132768 Document Number: 463647
The case of monozygotic female twins simultaneously concordant for anorexia nervosa is reported. The mechanisms of interaction between psychological factors and genetic predisposition playing a role in the onset and the course of disease in twin sisters are discussed.
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