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My Amazing Twin

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Adam Pearson

Steve Crabtree

James Newton

Horizon: 2016: Episode 14: My Amazing Twin

Episode 14

Episode 14: My Amazing Twin

2016

BBC Two - Horizon, 2016, My Amazing Twin

Adam Pearson and his twin both have neurofibromatosis 1, but they're completely different.

Adam Pearson presents a personal film about genetics. He and his twin brother are genetically identical and both have neurofibromatosis 1 (Nf1) - yet they are completely different.

The acerbically witty and severely facially disfigured broadcaster Adam Pearson presents a personal film about genetics. He and his twin brother Neil are genetically identical and both share the same genetic disease, neurofibromatosis 1 (Nf1) - yet they are completely different. Adam's face is covered with growths, whereas Neil has none. Neil has short-term memory loss, whereas Adam is razor sharp.

How can the same genetic disease affect identical twins so differently?

Adam is on the cusp of a successful film and television career, but the disease has left tumours on his face that are growing out of control, and he could lose his sight. For years, everyone thought Adam's brother Neil had escaped symptoms, but today his life is governed by epilepsy and a mysterious memory loss that suddenly came on during his teens.

Determined to save their future, Adam tries to find out why the disease affects the twins so differently and see if there is anything he can do to stop it from tearing their lives apart.

Horizon: 2016

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