The Netherlands Twin Register: Longitudinal Research Based on Twin and Twin-Family Designs
Abstract The Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) is a national register in which twins, multiples and their parents, siblings, spouses and other family members participate. Here we describe the NTR resources that were created from more than 30 years of data collections; the development and maintenance of the newly developed database systems, and the possibilities these resources create for future research. Since the early 1980s, the NTR has enrolled around 120,000 twins and a roughly equal number of their relatives. The majority of twin families have participated in survey studies, and subsamples... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Twin Research and Human Genetics ; volume 22, issue 6, page 623-636 ; ISSN 1832-4274 1839-2628 |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Schlagwörter: | Genetics (clinical) / Obstetrics and Gynecology / Pediatrics / Perinatology and Child Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26851188 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.93 |