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The Danish Twin Registry: Past and Present

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Bent Harvald ,
Gudrun Hauge ,
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik ,
Kaare Christensen ,
Axel Skytthe  and
Niels V. Holm
Bent Harvald
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Gudrun Hauge
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik*
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, [email protected]
Kaare Christensen
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Axel Skytthe
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Niels V. Holm
Affiliation:
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
*
*Address for correspondence: Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Sdr. Boulevard 23A, DK-Odense C, Denmark.

Abstract

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The Danish Twin Registry was established formally in 1954 and thus celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2004. Here we give an account of its founding and the early years, and a brief summary of more recent progress.

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Articles
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Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , 01 August 2004 , pp. 318 - 335
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004