King's College London: Twin research comes of age

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Channel: King's College London · 2013 · Science & Technology

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King's celebrates 21 years of genetic discovery

Thanks to thousands of volunteer twins, scientists have discovered over 400 novel genes associated with over 30 diseases over the last two decades, marking a golden era in genetic discovery.

We spoke to academics from the Department of Twin Research at King's, who described some of the key achievements of the past 21 years and looked ahead to the future of genetic research.

Read more about the 21st Birthday celebrations on our website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/news/newsrecords/2013/06-June/Twin-research-comes-of-age.aspx

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