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Sri Lankan Twin Registry.
Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2002
Sumathipala Athula, Siribaddana Sisira, De Silva Nimali, Fernando Devaka, Abeysingha Nihal, Dayaratne Rohana, De Silva Deepthi, Warnasuriya Narada, Hotopf Mathew
Abstract excerpt
Sri Lanka is an island with genetic diversity between the five main population groups. Our twin registry is the first in the developing world. Initially, we established a volunteer cohort of 4600 twin pairs through a competition advertised in the media. In addition, we have volunteer cohorts, birth registration-based cohorts through hospitals, and community-based cohorts. There is also a nationwide...
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