reviewJournal of Internal MedicineSep 1, 2002BRONZE OA

The Swedish Twin Registry: a unique resource for clinical, epidemiological and genetic studies

PLPaul LichtensteinUDUlf dé FairéBFBirgitta FloderusMSMagnus SvartengrenPSPia Svedberg

Karolinska Institutet · Karolinska University Hospital · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Abstract. Lichtenstein P, de Faire U, Floderus B, Svartengren M, Svedberg P, Pedersen NL (Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Hospital; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, National Institute for Working life, Stockholm, Sweden; and University of Southern California, CA, USA) The Swedish Twin Registry: a unique resource for clinical, epidemiological and genetic studies (Review). J Intern Med 2002; 252 : 184–205. The Swedish Twin Registry (STR), which today hasdeveloped into a unique resource, was first established in the late 1950s to study the importance of smoking and alcohol consumption on cancer and cardiovascular diseases whilst controlling for genetic propensity to disease. Since…

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  • Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Disease registry
  • Disease
  • Twin study
  • Resource (disambiguation)
  • Cancer registry
  • Alcohol consumption
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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