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Volume 9, Number 6, December 2006
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Author Erratum

Author Erratum
pp. vi-vi(1)

Guest Editorial

Twin Registries: An Ongoing Success Story
pp. 705-705(1)
Authors: Busjahn, Andreas; Hur, Yoon-Mi

Australia

Free Content Australian Twin Registry: A Nationally Funded Resource for Medical and Scientific Research, Incorporating match and WATCH
pp. 707-711(5)
Authors: Hopper, John L.; Treloar, Susan A.; de Klerk, Nicholas H.; Morley, Ruth

The Australian Twin ADHD Project: Current Status and Future Directions
pp. 718-726(9)
Authors: Bennett, Kellie S.; Hay, David A.; Piek, Jan; Pearsall-Jones, Jillian; Levy, Florence; Martin, Neilson

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Dentofacial Structures and Oral Health: Studies of Australian Twins and Their Families
pp. 727-732(6)
Authors: Townsend, Grant; Richards, Lindsay; Messer, Louise Brearley; Hughes, Toby; Pinkerton, Sandra; Seow, Kim; Gotjamanos, Theo; Gully, Neville; Bockmann, Michelle

Belgium

The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS)
pp. 733-738(6)
Authors: Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Thiery, Evert W.; Leroy, Fernand O.G.; Fryns, Jean-Pierre; Derom, Robert M.

Canada

The University of British Columbia Twin Project: Personality is Something and Personality Does Something
pp. 739-742(4)
Authors: Jang, Kerry L.; Taylor, Steven; Livesley, W. John

Chile

Chilean School-Age Children Twin Registry: Planning, Sampling and Implications
pp. 743-746(4)
Authors: Ivanovic, Daniza M.; Llop, Elena R.; Alvear, Jorge A.; Pérez, Hernán T.; Díaz, Nora S.; Leyton, Bárbara D.; Almagià, Atilio F.; Larraín, Cristián G.; Alvarez, Joel E.; Herrera, Yilda F.; Hazbun, Elizabeth L.

China

Current Status of the Chinese National Twin Registry
pp. 747-752(6)
Authors: Li, Liming; Gao, Wenjing; Lv, Jun; Cao, Weihua; Zhan, Siyan; Yang, Huiying; Hu, Yonghua

The Guangzhou Twin Project
pp. 753-757(5)
Authors: He, Mingguang; Ge, Jian; Zheng, Yingfeng; Huang, Wenyong; Zeng, Junwen

The Qingdao Twin Registry: A Focus on Chronic Disease Research
pp. 758-762(5)
Authors: Pang, Zengchang; Ning, Feng; Unger, Jennifer; Johnson, C. Anderson; Wang, Shaojie; Guo, Qian; Cao, Weihua; Lee, Liming

Denmark

The Danish Twin Registry in the New Millennium
pp. 763-771(9)
Authors: Skytthe, Axel; Kyvik, Kirsten; Bathum, Lise; Holm, Niels; Vaupel, James W.; Christensen, Kaare

Finland

Twin Studies in Finland 2006
pp. 772-777(6)
Author: Kaprio, Jaakko

Germany

HealthTwiSt: The Berlin Twin Registry
pp. 778-782(5)
Author: Busjahn, Andreas

The Jena Twin Registry and the Jena Twin Study of Social Attitudes (JeTSSA)
pp. 783-786(4)
Authors: Stößel, Katharina; Kämpfe, Nicole; Riemann, Rainer

CoSMoS and TwinPaW: Initial Report on Two New German Twin Studies
pp. 787-790(4)
Authors: Spinath, Frank M.; Wolf, Heike

Israel

Italy

The Italian Twin Register: New Cohorts and Tools, Current Projects and Future Perspectives of a Developing Resource
pp. 799-805(7)
Authors: Fagnani, Corrado; Brescianini, Sonia; Cotichini, Rodolfo; D'Ippolito, Cristina; Dukic, Tatjana; Giannantonio, Lorenzo; Medda, Emanuela; Nisticò, Lorenza; Patriarca, Valeria; Pulciani, Simonetta; Rotondi, Daniela; Toccaceli, Virgilia; Stazi, Maria Antonietta

Japan

The Japanese Study of Adult Twins Reared Apart and Growing Old Separately
pp. 806-807(2)
Authors: Hayakawa, Kazuo; Kato, Kenji; Onoi, Miyuki; Hayashi, Chisato; Yang-Ping, Cai; Kanamori, Masao; Doi, Syuichi; Kikuchi, Hiroyuki; Nishihara, Reiko; Kadota, Kensuke

The Osaka University Aged Twin Registry: Epigenetics and Identical Twins Discordant for Aging-Dependent Diseases
pp. 808-810(3)
Authors: Hayakawa, Kazuo; Kato, Kenji; Onoi, Miyuki; Yang-Ping, Cai; Kanamori, Masao; Doi, Syuichi; Hayashi, Chisato; Kikuchi, Hiroyuki; Nishihara, Reiko; Kadota, Kensuke

Registry of Adolescent and Young Adult Twins in the Tokyo Area
pp. 811-816(6)
Authors: Shikishima, Chizuru; Ando, Juko; Ono, Yutaka; Toda, Tatsushi; Yoshimura, Kimio

The Tokyo Twin Cohort Project: Overview and Initial Findings
pp. 817-826(10)
Authors: Ando, Juko; Nonaka, Koichi; Ozaki, Koken; Sato, Naho; Fujisawa, Keiko K.; Suzuki, Kunitake; Yamagata, Shinji; Takahashi, Yusuke; Nakajima, Ryoko; Kato, Noriko; Ooki, Syuichi

Korea

The South Korean Twin Registry
pp. 838-843(6)
Authors: Hur, Yoon-Mi; Shin, Joong Sik; Jeong, Hoe-Uk; Han, Jung Yeol

Healthy Twin: A Twin-Family Study of Korea — Protocols and Current Status
pp. 844-848(5)
Authors: Sung, Joohon; Cho, Sung-Il; Lee, Kayoung; Ha, Mina; Choi, Eun-Young; Choi, Ji-Sook; Kim, Ho; Kim, Jihae; Hong, Kyoung Sue; Kim, Yeonju; Yoo, Keun-Young; Park, Chan; Song, Yun-Mi

The Netherlands

Netherlands Twin Register: From Twins to Twin Families
pp. 849-857(9)
Authors: Boomsma, Dorret I.; de Geus, Eco J.C.; Vink, Jacqueline M.; Stubbe, Janine H.; Distel, Marijn A.; Hottenga, Jouke-Jan; Posthuma, Danielle; van Beijsterveldt, Toos C.E.M.; Hudziak, James J.; Bartels, Meike; Willemsen, Gonneke

Norway

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health Twin Program of Research: An Update
pp. 858-864(7)
Authors: Harris, Jennifer R.; Magnus, Per; Tambs, Kristian

Spain

An Initiative in Spain for the Study of Women's Health: The Murcia Twin Registry
pp. 865-867(3)
Authors: Ordoñana, Juan R.; Pérez-Riquelme, Francisco; González-Javier, Francisca; Carrillo, Eduvigis; Gómez-Amor, Jesús; Martínez-Selva, José M.

Sri Lanka

Update From Sri Lankan Twin Registry: Establishment of a Population-Based Twin Register and Ongoing Project on Common Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse and Suicidal Ideations
pp. 868-874(7)
Authors: Siribaddana, Sisira Hemananda; Siriwardane, Waduthanthrige Danushki; Hewage, Suwin Nilanga; Athukorale, Athukoralage Don Manjula Deshapriya; Sumathipala, Athula; Hotopf, Matthew

Sweden

The Swedish Twin Registry in the Third Millennium: An Update
pp. 875-882(8)
Authors: Lichtenstein, Paul; Sullivan, Patrick F.; Cnattingius, Sven; Gatz, Margaret; Johansson, Sofie; Carlström, Eva; Björk, Camilla; Svartengren, Magnus; Wolk, Alicja; Klareskog, Lars; de Faire, Ulf; Schalling, Martin; Palmgren, Juni; Pedersen, Nancy L.

The Swedish Young Male Twins Study: A Resource for Longitudinal Research on Risk Factors for Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases
pp. 883-889(7)
Authors: Rasmussen, Finn; Kark, Malin; Tholin, Sanna; Karnehed, Nina; Tynelius, Per

Taiwan

The Taipei Adolescent Twin/Sibling Family Study I: Behavioral Problems, Personality Features, and Neuropsychological Performance
pp. 890-894(5)
Authors: Lin, Chaucer C.H.; Kuo, Po-Hsiu; Su, Chiu-Hsia; Chen, Wei J.

The Taipei Adolescent Twin/Sibling Family Study II: Depression, Insulin Resistance, and Hormonal Factors
pp. 895-898(4)
Authors: Kuo, Shu-Yu; Liu, Pi-Hua; Chuang, Lee-Ming; Chen, Wei J.

United Kingdom

Free Content The UK Adult Twin Registry (TwinsUK)
pp. 899-906(8)
Authors: Spector, Tim D.; Williams, Frances M.K.

The Birmingham Registry for Twin and Heritability Studies (BiRTHS)
pp. 907-912(6)
Authors: Krone, Ruth E.; Ewer, Andrew K.; Barrett, Timothy G.; Moy, Robert J.; Bakour, Shagaf; Maher, Eamonn R.; Thangaratinam, Shakila; Cox, Philip; Martin, Bill; Khan, Khalid S.; Zeegers, Maurice P.

The North of England Multiple Pregnancy Register: Five-Year Results of Data Collection
pp. 913-918(6)
Authors: Ward Platt, Martin P.; Glinianaia, Svetlana V.; Rankin, Judith; Wright, Chris; Renwick, Marjorie; The Northern Region Multiple Pregnancy Register Steering Group,

United States of America

The Feasibility of Creating a Population-Based National Twin Registry in the United States
pp. 919-926(8)
Authors: Chulada, Patricia C.; Corey, Linda A.; Vannappagari, Vani; Whitehead, Nedra S.; Blackshear, Perry J.

Twins as Willing Research Participants: Successes From Studies Nested Within the California Twin Program
pp. 927-932(6)
Authors: Cockburn, Myles G.; Hamilton, Ann S.; Zadnick, John; Cozen, Wendy; Mack, Thomas M.

The Southern California Twin Register at the University of Southern California: II
pp. 933-940(8)
Authors: Baker, Laura A.; Barton, Mafalda; Lozano, Dora Isabel; Raine, Adrian; Fowler, James H.

Colorado Twin Registry
pp. 941-949(9)
Authors: Rhea, Sally-Ann; Gross, Andy A.; Haberstick, Brett C.; Corley, Robin P.

Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging in the NAS-NRC Twin Registry
pp. 950-957(8)
Authors: Plassman, Brenda L.; Steffens, David C.; Burke, James R.; Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen A.; Newman, Tiffany N.; Drosdick, Deborah; Helms, Michael J.; Potter, Guy G.; Breitner, John C.S.

The Florida State Twin Registry: Research Aims and Design
pp. 958-962(5)
Authors: Taylor, Jeanette E.; James, Lisa M.; Reeves, Mark D.; Bobadilla, Leonardo

Fullerton Virtual Twin Study
pp. 963-964(2)
Author: Segal, Nancy L.

The Georgia Cardiovascular Twin Study: Influence of Genetic Predisposition and Chronic Stress on Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
pp. 965-970(6)
Authors: Ge, Dongliang; Dong, Yanbin; Wang, Xiaoling; Treiber, Frank A.; Snieder, Harold

Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research
pp. 978-984(7)
Authors: Iacono, William G.; McGue, Matt; Krueger, Robert F.

Update on the NAS-NRC Twin Registry
pp. 985-987(3)
Author: Page, William F.

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) Twin Data
pp. 988-997(10)
Authors: Harris, Kathleen Mullan; Halpern, Carolyn Tucker; Smolen, Andrew; Haberstick, Brett C.

PennTwins: A Population-Based Cohort for Twin Studies
pp. 998-1005(8)
Authors: Coccaro, Emil F.; Jacobson, Kristen C.

Pittsburgh Registry of Infant Multiplets (PRIM): An Update
pp. 1006-1008(3)
Authors: Jenkins, Elizabeth A.; Maher, Brion S.; Marazita, Mary L.; Tarter, Ralph E.; Ganger, Jennifer B.; Watt-Morse, Margaret; Vanyukov, Michael M.

Genes, Environment, and Time: The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA)
pp. 1009-1022(14)
Authors: Kremen, William S.; Thompson-Brenner, Heather; Leung, Yat-Ming J.; Grant, Michael D.; Franz, Carol E.; Eisen, Seth A.; Jacobson, Kristen C.; Boake, Corwin; Lyons, Michael J.

University of Washington Twin Registry: Construction and Characteristics of a Community-Based Twin Registry
pp. 1023-1029(7)
Authors: Afari, Niloofar; Noonan, Carolyn; Goldberg, Jack; Edwards, Karen; Gadepalli, Kiran; Osterman, Bethany; Evanoff, Cynthia; Buchwald, Dedra

Wisconsin Twin Panel: Current Directions and Findings
pp. 1030-1037(8)
Authors: Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn; Goldsmith, H. Hill; Schmidt, Nichole L.; Arneson, Carrie L.; Van Hulle, Carol A.

News, Views and Comments

Obituary

Lars Friberg, 1920-2006
pp. 1043-1043(1)

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