The Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry:An Update

Here we provide an update of the 2013 report on the Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry (NTSR). The major aim of the NTSR is to understand genetic and environmental influences and their interplay in psychological and mental health development in Nigerian children and adolescents. Africans have the highest twin birth rates among all human populations, and Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Due to its combination of large population and high twin birth rates, Nigeria has one of the largest twin populations in the world. In this article, we provide current updates on the NTSR samples... Mehr ...

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Verfasser: Hur, Yoon-Mi
Jeong, Hoe-Uk
Kang, Man Chull
Ajose, Frances
Kim, Jong Woo
Beck, Jeffrey J
Hottenga, Jouke-Jan
Mbarek, Hamdi
Finnicum, Casey T
Ehli, Erik A
Martin, Nicholas G
de Geus, Eco J
Boomsma, Dorret I
Davies, Gareth E
Bates, Timothy
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Hur , Y-M , Jeong , H-U , Kang , M C , Ajose , F , Kim , J W , Beck , J J , Hottenga , J-J , Mbarek , H , Finnicum , C T , Ehli , E A , Martin , N G , de Geus , E J , Boomsma , D I , Davies , G E & Bates , T 2019 , ' The Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry : An Update ' , Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies , vol. 22 , no. 6 , pp. 637-640 . https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.110
Schlagwörter: /dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_ / name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty / name=SDG 1 - No Poverty
Sprache: Englisch
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