title: An initiative in Spain for the study of women's health: the Murcia Twin Registry.
abstract: The present article describes the initial steps taken in setting up a twin registry in Spain. The Murcia Twin Registry (MTR) will focus initially on perimenopausal women's health. It will be administered and managed by the University of Murcia and the Murcia Health Council and will start with a database of 452 pairs of female twins born between 1940 and 1965 in the region of Murcia, Spain. Once the MTR is established and has gained some experience, our goal is to expand the age range and include males and opposite-sex twins. The current main areas of research interest are menopause, preventive behaviors, lifestyle and health as well as quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain. ordonana@um.es
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ordoñana
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez-Riquelme
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González-Javier
authors.forename: Eduvigis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez-Amor
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Selva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000941:ethics