The Wuhan Twin Birth Cohort Study.
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.09.026
- Author:
S P YANG
1
;
J Z ZHAO
1
;
H MEI
1
;
A N PENG
1
;
H MEI
1
;
Y F TAN
1
;
D ZHANG
1
;
Y ZHANG
1
;
J X CAO
2
;
R Z LI
3
;
Q ZHOU
4
;
F Q LEI
5
;
F WANG
6
;
N LI
7
;
N LI
8
;
Z H HE
1
;
Y JI
1
;
L M ZENG
1
;
J CUI
1
;
B ZHANG
9
Author Information
1. Guiding Department for General Staff, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
2. Department of Maternal Healthcare, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
3. Department of Child Healthcare, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
4. Delivery Room, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
5. Operating Room, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
6. Laboratory, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum Ward, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
7. Obstetrics ⅡWard, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
8. Obstetrics Ⅲ Ward, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
9. General Office, Wuhan Children' Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Center), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430016, China.
- Publication Type:Twin Study
- Keywords:
Birth cohort;
Twin study
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Asian People;
Birth Weight;
Child;
China;
Cohort Studies;
Diseases in Twins/genetics*;
Epidemiological Monitoring;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Twin Studies as Topic;
Twins
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2018;39(9):1281-1286
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The prevalence of child and adolescent growth and mental-behavior related diseases are increasing, and the pathogenesis are complex. Twins are excellent natural resources for complex chronic diseases research as they share the maternal intrauterine environment, born at the same time and share the same family environment in early years, which could benefit the adjust ment of confounding factors, such as age, genetic factors and early family environmental factors. Birth cohort with twin families involved could be more effective in exploring the genetic and environmental factors for complex chronic diseases at the very beginning of life. This paper summarizes the objective, content, progress, strengths and potential problems of Wuhan Twin Birth Cohort, with emphasis on the overall design and progress of the study.
