TY - JOUR
T1 - The Hungarian Twin Registry Update
T2 - Turning from a Voluntary to a Population-Based Registry
AU - Tarnoki, Adam D.
AU - Tarnoki, David L.
AU - Forgo, Bianka
AU - Szabo, Helga
AU - Melicher, Dora
AU - Metneki, Julia
AU - Littvay, Levente
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Since our last report on the voluntary Hungarian Twin Registry (HTR) in 2012, the number of pairs or multiplets included increased from 310 to 1044. Efforts to turn the registry into a population-based one are on the way. Nearly 128,000 twins living in Hungary (98,500 adults) will be mailed information on how to register on the new HTR website. Twins will be asked to invite their spouses and immediate family members. Meanwhile, strong cooperation through exchange programs has been developed with other foreign twin registries. Current research focuses on radiogenomics, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, gut microbiome as well as basic molecular research and yielded new awards and further publications.
AB - Since our last report on the voluntary Hungarian Twin Registry (HTR) in 2012, the number of pairs or multiplets included increased from 310 to 1044. Efforts to turn the registry into a population-based one are on the way. Nearly 128,000 twins living in Hungary (98,500 adults) will be mailed information on how to register on the new HTR website. Twins will be asked to invite their spouses and immediate family members. Meanwhile, strong cooperation through exchange programs has been developed with other foreign twin registries. Current research focuses on radiogenomics, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, gut microbiome as well as basic molecular research and yielded new awards and further publications.
KW - Central and Eastern Europe
KW - data collection
KW - imaging
KW - population-based registry
KW - radiogenomics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077742661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/thg.2019.100
DO - 10.1017/thg.2019.100
M3 - Article
C2 - 31907087
AN - SCOPUS:85077742661
SN - 1832-4274
VL - 22
SP - 561
EP - 566
JO - Twin Research and Human Genetics
JF - Twin Research and Human Genetics
IS - 6
ER -