Autoimmunity and chronic inflammation recognize numerous shared factors and, as a result,
the resulting diseases frequently coexist in the same patients or respond to the same …

The University of São Paulo Twin Panel (Painel USP de Gêmeos), based at the Institute of
Psychology of the University of São Paulo, started formally in 2017. Our registry is new, but …

Twins Research Australia (TRA) is a community of twins and researchers working on health
research to benefit everyone, including twins. TRA leads multidisciplinary research through …

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 …

Background Musculoskeletal conditions are highly prevalent in our ageing society and are
therefore incurring substantial increases in population levels of years lived with disability …

Background Registries in various clinical domains have been established in the last
decades. The specific genetic structure of twins has enabled researchers to find answers to …

Twin research in Brazil is expanding and should be built upon solid foundations; this
includes the use of zygosity questionnaires validated through DNA. Our goals were to adapt …

This chapter reviews research involving twins from historical studies to the current molecular
era, what we know and what we don't know about the twinning process for typical and …

Twin registries have developed as a valuable resource for the study of many aspects of
disease and society over the years in many different countries. A number of these registries …

Background: Whole body vibration has been used alone or combined with other
interventions in rehabilitation of children and adolescents with disabilities; however, there is …