title: The NAS-NRC Twin Registry of WWII military veteran twins. National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council.
abstract: The NAS-NRC Twin Registry is one of the oldest, national population based-twin registries in the United States. It consists of 15,924 white male twin pairs born in the years 1917-1927 (inclusive) both of whom served in the armed forces. The registry, which has been in operation more than 30 years, has collected data from a variety of sources. Records-based, computerized data have come largely from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and there have been three major epidemiologic questionnaires, undertaken roughly every 15 years. Classic twin studies on a variety of medical conditions were the early focus of the registry, which now has a strong focus on chronic disease epidemiology. Work on a DNA specimen bank has been proceeding slowly, but is now a top priority, due to the increasing force of mortality in this twin cohort.
authors.affiliation: Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine,Washington, DC 20001, USA. wpage@nas.edu
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009307:National Academy of Sciences, U.S.; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014427:Twins / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data