Iranian school-aged twin registry: preliminary reports and project progress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National Persian school-aged twin registry was established to provide a platform for twin studies. In this report, we describe defining registry characteristics, database design, and preliminary results regarding gathered data in the first phase of the registry program.

Method

Through focus group discussions, the required data elements to design the database and data collection process were defined. First, a list of twins in school-aged groups was retrieved from the electronic database of the Ministry of Education. Tehran schools were selected for the first phase of our registry. Standard "Pea-in-Pods" questionnaire and twins' similarity questionnaires were filled out by the parents themselves in addition to demographic information. Data were analyzed using SPSS v

SUBMITTER: Abtahi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912495 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature