The Murcia Twin Registry: A Population-Based Registry of Adult Multiples in Spain
| Autor: | Marian M. de Pancorbo, Francisco J. García-Palomo, Irene Rebollo-Mesa, Francisco Pérez-Riquelme, Juan F. Sánchez-Romera, José M Aznar Oviedo, Francisca González-Javier, Lucía Colodro-Conde, Juan R. Ordoñana, Eduvigis Carrillo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Gerontology Research design Biomedical Research Project commissioning Cohort Studies Quality of life (healthcare) Diseases in Twins Twins Dizygotic Humans Medicine Registries Genetics (clinical) Aged Biological Specimen Banks Data collection business.industry Patient Selection Obstetrics and Gynecology Twins Monozygotic Middle Aged Biobank Twin study Health promotion Research Design Spain Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Twin Research and Human Genetics. 16:302-306 |
| ISSN: | 1839-2628 1832-4274 |
| Popis: | The Murcia Twin Registry (MTR) was created in 2006, under the auspices of the University of Murcia and the regional Health Authority, aiming to develop a research resource in Spain intended to stimulate current research and new investigation on the analysis of genetic factors related to health and health-related behaviors. The MTR development strategy was designed as a step-by-step process. Initially, it was focused on women's health but nowadays it includes males and opposite-sex twins. The database comprises 2,281 participants born between 1940 and 1966 in the region of Murcia, in Spain. There have been three waves of data collection and today the MTR databases include questionnaire and anthropometric data as well as biological samples. The current main areas of research interest are health and health-related behaviors, including lifestyle, health promotion, and quality of life. Future short-term development points to the completion of the biobank and continuing the collection of longitudinal data. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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