![]() But it turns out that twins have rates of “disease discordance”-that is, if one has a medical condition, the other twin typically won’t get it-that are well over 50% for most conditions. That may seem surprising-after all, as identical twins they have perfectly matched DNA. Eppie died of multiple myeloma at age 83, while Pauline lived to be 94 before succumbing to Alzheimer’s disease this year. But it was their dramatically diverging health, finally, that truly distinguished one from the other. ![]() ![]() Over the years, ever-changing hairstyles made it easier to tell them apart. Photos from their younger days reveal that the two women were uncanny look-alikes, both graced with fashion-model cheekbones and vibrant eyes. Born 17 minutes apart, both women became wildly popular syndicated columnists-as Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, respectively-and dispensed tart-tongued advice about love and other matters. EPPIE LEDERER AND PAULINE PHILLIPS were one of the most famous pairs of identical twins in the United States during the 20th century. ![]()
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