MATR Twin360

The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) invites you to join Twin360, a study looking at how environmental and hereditary factors influence health in twins.

OVERVIEW

MATR Twin360 is a research effort by scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) who want to get the full picture on the health of twin families. These scientists are particularly interested in understanding why some twins experience different health related changes between each other. Studying twins is a powerful way to expand our knowledge of how environmental and hereditary factors influence health. The MATR Twin360 project aims to provide a pathway for twins to take part in this innovative and important research.

DATA SHARING

While the MATR is overseeing participant contact, survey outcomes, and maintaining the consents, survey data, and any saliva (DNA) samples, the data analysis will be done by a VCU research team headed up by Dr. F. Gerard Moeller, Director of the VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translation Research (CCTR) along with Dr. Judy Silberg, Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) Scientific Director. The research team will use de-identified (which means your name and other identifying information has been removed) data and study materials for their analysis.

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