The Norwegian Twin Registry from a public health perspective: A research update

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 285-295

  Nilsen, Thomas S ^a   Knudsen, Gun Peggy ^a   Gervin, Kristina ^b   Brandt, Ingunn ^a   Roysamb, Espen ^a,c   Tambs, Kristian ^a   Orstavik, Ragnhild ^a   Lyle, Robert ^b   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Harris, Jennifer R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

MoBa; Norwegian Twin Registry; NTR; registry linkage; twins

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEREDITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTHER; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; SKIN BIOPSY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84873920104     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.117     Document Type: Article

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