title: The Murcia Twin Registry: a population-based registry of adult multiples in Spain.
abstract: The Murcia Twin Registry (MTR) was created in 2006, under the auspices of the University of Murcia and the regional Health Authority, aiming to develop a research resource in Spain intended to stimulate current research and new investigation on the analysis of genetic factors related to health and health-related behaviors. The MTR development strategy was designed as a step-by-step process. Initially, it was focused on women's health but nowadays it includes males and opposite-sex twins. The database comprises 2,281 participants born between 1940 and 1966 in the region of Murcia, in Spain. There have been three waves of data collection and today the MTR databases include questionnaire and anthropometric data as well as biological samples. The current main areas of research interest are health and health-related behaviors, including lifestyle, health promotion, and quality of life. Future short-term development points to the completion of the biobank and continuing the collection of longitudinal data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy and Psychobiology, University of Murcia, Spain. ordonana@um.es
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ordoñana
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rebollo-Mesa
authors.forename: Eduvigis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colodro-Conde
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: García-Palomo
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González-Javier
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Romera
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aznar Oviedo
authors.forename: Marian M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: de Pancorbo
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez-Riquelme
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D035843:Biomedical Research; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D012042:Registries; D012107:Research Design; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics*