title: The danish twin registry: past and present.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Department Of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harvald
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hauge
authors.forename: Kirsten Ohm
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kyvik
authors.forename: Kaare
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skytthe
authors.forename: Niels V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014427:Twins / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data