title: [The Murcia Twin Registry. A resource for research on health-related behaviour].
abstract: Genetically informative designs and, in particular, twin studies, are the most widely used methodology to analyse the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to inter-individual variability. These studies basically compare the degree of phenotypical similarity between monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs. In addition to the traditional estimate of heritability, this kind of registry enables a wide variety of analyses which are unique due to the characteristics of the sample. The Murcia Twin Registry is population-based and focused on the analysis of health-related behaviour. The observed prevalence of health problems is comparable to that of other regional and national reference samples, which guarantees its representativeness. Overall, the characteristics of the Registry facilitate developing various types of research as well as genetically informative designs, and collaboration with different initiatives and consortia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España. Electronic address: ordonana@um.es.
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ordoñana
authors.affiliation: Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sánchez Romera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Psychiatric Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colodro-Conde
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Eduvigis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González-Javier
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Madrid-Valero
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morosoli-García
authors.affiliation: Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Dirección General de Salud Pública y Adicciones, Consejería de Sanidad, CARM, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez-Riquelme
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Psicobiología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España; Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Selva
mesh_terms: D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D012107:Research Design; D013030:Spain; D014427:Twins / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Behavioural genetics; Estudio en gemelos; Genética conductual; Genética médica; Medical genetics; Proyectos de investigación; Research design; Twin study