The Hungarian twin registry

Levente Littvay; Julia Métneki; Ádám D. Tárnoki; Dávid L. Tárnoki

doi:10.1017/thg.2012.76

The Hungarian twin registry

Levente Littvay^*
, Julia Métneki
, Ádám D. Tárnoki
, Dávid L. Tárnoki

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Political Science

National Institute for Health Development
Semmelweis University

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The first Hungarian Twin Registry was established in Budapest in 1970 through the mandatory reporting of multiple-births. In the 1980s a second, volunteer adult registry was also founded. Unfortunately, both registries ceased to exist in the 1990s. Efforts started in 2006 to revive a Hungarian twin registry. The team spearheading this effort reports here on this progress. Currently, the voluntary Hungarian Twin Registry consists of 310 adult twin pairs and multiplets. Current research focuses on cardiovascular and respiratory health and yielded multiple awards and publications. Efforts are on the way to expand into social, psychological, and obesity studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-189
Number of pages	5
Journal	Twin Research and Human Genetics
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2012.76
State	Published - Feb 2013

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Keywords

Central and Eastern Europe
arterial stiffness
hypertension
international twin study
lung function
post-communist era

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The Hungarian twin registry

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