The Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry: An Update

Yoon Mi Hur; Hoe Uk Jeong; Man Chull Kang; Frances Ajose; Jong Woo Kim; Jeffrey J. Beck; Jouke Jan Hottenga; Hamdi Mbarek; Casey T. Finnicum; Erik A. Ehli; Nicholas G. Martin; Eco J. De Geus; Dorret I. Boomsma; Gareth E. Davies; Timothy Bates

doi:10.1017/thg.2019.110

The Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry: An Update

Yoon Mi Hur^*
, Hoe Uk Jeong
, Man Chull Kang
, Frances Ajose
, Jong Woo Kim
, Jeffrey J. Beck
, Jouke Jan Hottenga
, Hamdi Mbarek
, Casey T. Finnicum
, Erik A. Ehli
, Nicholas G. Martin
, Eco J. De Geus
, Dorret I. Boomsma
, Gareth E. Davies
, Timothy Bates

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Here we provide an update of the 2013 report on the Nigerian Twin and Sibling Registry (NTSR). The major aim of the NTSR is to understand genetic and environmental influences and their interplay in psychological and mental health development in Nigerian children and adolescents. Africans have the highest twin birth rates among all human populations, and Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Due to its combination of large population and high twin birth rates, Nigeria has one of the largest twin populations in the world. In this article, we provide current updates on the NTSR samples recruited, recruitment procedures, zygosity assessment and findings emerging from the NTSR.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	637-640
Number of pages	4
Journal	Twin Research and Human Genetics
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.110
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nigeria
extreme poverty
mental health
psychological characteristics
siblings
twin registry

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