Journal article
The Guangzhou Twin Project: An Update
Yingfeng Zheng, Xiaohu Ding, Yanxian Chen, Mingguang He
Twin Research and Human Genetics | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.120
Abstract
The Guangzhou Twin Registry is a population-based registry of twins residing in Guangzhou City. The initial registry database included 9,700 pairs of young twins recruited from the Official Household Registry of Guangzhou City. The registry is designed to provide a resource to identify the genetic and environmental causes of common diseases with an initial focus on eye diseases. From 2006 onward, phenotype and DNA collection have been completed for more than 1,200 twin pairs and their parents or siblings. Most of the young twins have come back for an annual examination of the progressive traits, such as refraction, ocular biometry, weight, and height. Genome-wide association scans have been ..
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Awarded by Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory; National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory; National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant 30772393; and National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars.