TwinsMX: Uncovering the Basis of Health and Disease in the Mexican Population

Twin Res Hum Genet. 2019 Dec;22(6):611-616. doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.112. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Abstract

TwinsMX is a national twin registry in Mexico recently created with institutional support from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. It aims to serve as a platform to advance epidemiological and genetic research in the country and to disentangle the genetic and environmental contributions to health and disease in the admixed Mexican population. Here, we describe our recruitment and data collection strategies and discuss both the progress to date and future directions. More information about the registry is available on our website: https://twinsmxofficial.unam.mx/ (content in Spanish).

Keywords: Mexico; admixed population; twin registry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Twin Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Diseases in Twins / epidemiology*
  • Diseases in Twins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gene-Environment Interaction*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Selection
  • Registries / statistics & numerical data*
  • Twins, Dizygotic / genetics*
  • Twins, Monozygotic / genetics*
  • Young Adult