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The Construction and Prospects of the Chongqing Twin Children Database

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Yixiao Fu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Peng Xie
Affiliation:
Department of neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Huaqing Meng*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. mhq99666@sina.com
Qing Qin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lu Jia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Qi Li
Affiliation:
Department of neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yi Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiao Hou
Affiliation:
Chongqing Medicine College, Chongqing, China.
Qinghua Luo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaohong Ma
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wei Deng
Affiliation:
Department of neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yingcheng Wang
Affiliation:
Department of neurology The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hua Hu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Lian Du
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Kun Feng
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Haitang Qiu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yun Xiang
Affiliation:
The Forth Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Tao Li
Affiliation:
King's College London, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom.
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr Huaqing Meng, Institute: Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No.1, Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, 400016 China.

Abstract

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Twins could play a crucial role in our understanding of genetic contributions to numerous etiologically complex disorders. In China, although adult twins are relatively rare, twins will become increasingly available due to increasing twin birth rates. Thus, child twin data will be a valuable resource to contribute to the field of child and adolescent psychopathology. The first twin database of children aged from 6 to 16 was established in Chongqing, R.P., China. In this article, we will discuss our experiences in establishing the twin database, completed in three steps — the first step being to search and identify twins, the second being to keep contact with the twins and the final being to seek cooperation with the twin families, and its future prospects. Our twin database has proven to be an efficient method for the investigation and data collection of twin children in China. The results of our present study suggest that the inclusion of twin information in the residence registration of the public security bureaus in the future may ensure a smooth run of research based on the demographic resources. We propose that school networks may be adopted as the preferred method of collection of twin records for future studies.

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