The Vietnam Era Twin Registry
The Vietnam Era Twin Registry
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DOI：
10.1375/twin.5.5.476
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
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通讯作者：
Boyko, EJ
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作者：
Goldberg, J;Curran, B;Boyko, EJ
越南时代双胞胎 (VET) 登记处由 7369 对中年男性双胞胎组成，他们都在越南冲突期间（1965-1975 年）在军队服役。该登记处是美国退伍军人事务部的一个资源，最初是根据军事记录构建的；该登记处已存在超过 15 年。它是美国最大的国家双胞胎登记处之一，目前拥有居住在全美 50 个州的受试者。该登记处最初是为了解决越南服役对健康的长期影响问题而建立的，现已发展成为精神和身体健康状况遗传流行病学研究的资源。描述了职业教育与培训注册处的管理和管理，特别关注数据库维护和学习协调所涉及的流程。几波邮件和电话调查收集了有关登记处双胞胎的大量健康相关信息。最近的数据收集工作主要集中在特定的双胞胎组上，并进行了详细的临床或实验室测试。未来登记处的新举措包括建设网站和开发 DNA 存储库。
The Vietnam Era Twin (VET) Registry is composed of 7369 middle-aged male-male twin pairs both of whom served in the military during the time of the Vietnam conflict (1965-1975). The Registry is a United States Department of Veterans Affairs resource that was originally constructed from military records; the Registry has been in existence for more than 15 years. It is one of the largest national twin registries in the US and currently has subjects living in all 50 states. Initially formed to address questions about the long-term health effects of service in Vietnam the Registry has evolved into a resource for genetic epidemiologic studies of mental and physical health conditions. The management and administration of the VET Registry is described with particular attention given to the processes involved with database maintenance and study coordination. Several waves of mail and telephone surveys have collected a wealth of health-related information on Registry twins. More recent data collection efforts have focused on specific sets of twin pairs and conducted detailed clinical or laboratory testing. New Registry initiatives for the future include the construction of a web site and the development of a DNA repository.