Twin and data resource

Twins Research Australia is a national twin research centre that maintains a registry of more than 35,000 twin pairs interested in participating in research and is involved in numerous research projects. Access to the resource is open to all researchers.

Resources:

In April 2020, TRA began the Twins Research Australia COVID-19 Knowledge, Experience, Reac ....
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There are two different types of twins: Monozygotic or identical (MZ) Dizygotic, frate ....
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Junior members (below 18 years old) represent approximately (25%) of Twins Research Austra ....
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Twins and Higher Order Multiples (HOMs), including triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets o ....
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The Health & Lifestyle Questionnaire (HLQ) was launched in 2014 to better describe TRA ....
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In collaboration with Dr Callie Little at the University of New England, TRA has utilised ....
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How to determine zygosity

For twins, zygosity refers to the degree of genetic similarity within each pair. There are two diff.....

Twins Research Australia

Address: 3/207 Bouverie St
Carlton, Vic 3010

Email: info@twins.org.au

ABN: 84 002 705 224

Twins Research Australia has received continuous funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) since 1981, most recently through a Centre of Research Excellence Grant (2015-2022). TRA is administered by the University of Melbourne.

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