Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-2xdlg Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-15T06:23:50.547Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Pittsburgh Registry of Infant Multiplets (PRIM)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Melissa Strassberg ,
Katherine Peters ,
Mary Marazita ,
Jennifer Ganger ,
Margaret Watt-Morse ,
Lenn Murrelle ,
Ralph Tarter  and
Michael Vanyukov
Melissa Strassberg
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Katherine Peters
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Marazita
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jennifer Ganger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Watt-Morse
Affiliation:
Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Lenn Murrelle
Affiliation:
Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,Virginia, USA
Ralph Tarter
Affiliation:
Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Michael Vanyukov*
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAmmv@pitt.edu
*
*Address for correspondence: Michael Vanyukov, University of Pittsburgh, 707 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

This paper describes the Pittsburgh Registry of Infant Multiplets (PRIM; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), the results of pilot research conducted in this registry, and the plans for future studies. The main focus of the registry is on psychological development and the risk for behavioral disorders. Particularly, characteristics associated with antisociality and the risk for substance use disorders (e.g., aggressivity, hyperactiv-ity/impulsivity), as well as language development and other traits (e.g., dental health) are among the research targets.

Type
Articles/United States of America
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , 01 October 2002 , pp. 499 - 501
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002