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1Department of Public Health, National Public Health Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract:
This chapter briefly reviews the role of twin studies and study designs based on using twins in different settings. In the Nordic countries, twin registers and cohorts have existed already for many decades. These are a unique resource for scientific studies; a major strength being their unselected and representative nature. In the past years, biological samples are also being collected within the studies conducted on the Nordic twins.
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