The Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry

Twin studies of Africans have been scarce although Africans have shown the highest twin birth rate in the world. As a parallel study of the South Korean Twin Registry, the Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry (NTSR) was developed to understand causal influences on the development of cognitive abilitie...

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Published in:Twin research and human genetics 2013-02, Vol.16 (1), p.282-284
Main Authors: Hur, Yoon-Mi, Kim, Jong Woo, Chung, Kee Wha, Shin, Joong Sik, Jeong, Hoe-Uk, Auta, Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child mental health
Cognition in children
Cohort Studies
Diseases in Twins - epidemiology
Diseases in Twins - genetics
Female
Gene-Environment Interaction
Genome-Wide Association Study
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - genetics
Nigeria - epidemiology
Patient Selection
Personality assessment
Registries
Siblings
Twins - genetics
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Summary:Twin studies of Africans have been scarce although Africans have shown the highest twin birth rate in the world. As a parallel study of the South Korean Twin Registry, the Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry (NTSR) was developed to understand causal influences on the development of cognitive abilities, personality, and mental health among Nigerians. Currently, 1,134 twins and 404 full- and half-siblings have been registered with NTSR. This article describes research background, goals, major recruitment strategies, measures, and future directions of the NTSR.
ISSN:1832-4274
1839-2628
DOI:10.1017/thg.2012.116