The Louisville Twin Study: Past, Present and Future.Show others and affiliations
2019 (English)In: Twin Research and Human Genetics, ISSN 1832-4274, E-ISSN 1839-2628, Vol. 22, p. 735-740Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The Louisville Twin Study (LTS) is nationally recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of child development related to multiple birth status. The LTS is unique because of the extensive longitudinal face-to-face assessments, the frequency of data collection, the inclusion of data on additional family members (i.e., parents, siblings, grandparents; and later, twins' own spouses and children), and the variety of data collection methods used. Data preservation efforts began in 2008 and are largely complete, although efforts are ongoing to obtain funding to convert the electronic data to a newer format. A pilot study was completed in the summer of 2018 to bring the twins, who are now middle-aged, back for testing. A grant is currently under review to extend the pilot study to include all former participants who are now ≥40 years of age. Opportunities for collaboration are welcome.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cambridge University Press, 2019. Vol. 22, p. 735-740
Keywords [en]
behavior genetics, longitudinal study, twin study
National Category
Other Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-47345DOI: 10.1017/thg.2019.37ISI: 000517442200048PubMedID: 31362801Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85070063629OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-47345DiVA, id: diva2:1384936
2020-01-132020-01-132022-01-14Bibliographically approved