EPIDEMIOLOGICAL core |
epi@genomeutwin.org |
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
The main task for the epidemiological core is to select the study sample and help the database core to harmonize the available information. The twin registers have longitudinal information covering several decades and the epidemiological core will also coordinate the use of these data for larger longitudinal studies. Furthermore, the epidemiological core will use already existing data for classic twin studies as well as newer twin designs which include intrapair differences among co-twins in the epidemiological analyses.
genomeutwin phenotypes
Phenotyping Expert Core is working on the recommendations of the suggested phenotyping in Genomeutwin.| Phenotype | Data | Expert Group | |
| Stature | . | Markus Perola (leader) Jaakko Kaprio Karri Silventoinen Leo Dunkel Andreas Dahlgren Tim Spector Peter McCarron Emad Qweitin |
stature@genomeutwin.org |
| BMI | . | Jennifer Harris (leader) Gonneke Willemsen Chayna Davis Kirsi Pietiläinen Nick Martin Aila Rissanen Kirsten OhmKyvik Suoma Saarni Karoline Schousboe Corrado Fagnani |
bmi@genomeutwin.org |
| Lifespan | Date of birth Obtained either from birth record, death record, or civil registration systems |
Kaare Christensen (leader) | longevity@genomeutwin.org |
| Coronary Heart Disease | In the meanwhile, a very useful link is European Health Risk Monitoring (EHRM)'s Recommendation for indicators, international collaboration, protocol and manual of operations for chronic disease risk factor surveys | Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe Ulf deFaire Marco Ferrario Markku Koskenvuo Gonneke Wilemsen Rune Frauts Eco deGeus Alun Evans Kari Kuulasmaa Veikko Salomaa Markus Perola | CDH@genomeutwin.org |
| Stroke | . | . | stroke@genomeutwin.org |
| Migraine | . | Elles Mulder (leader) David Gaist Mikko Kallela Dorret Boomsma Aarno Palotie | migraine@genomeutwin.org |