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Two Italian Twin Registers for Research in Human Biology and Sport Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Benedetta Casini ,
Monica Pittaluga  and
Paolo Parisi
Benedetta Casini*
Affiliation:
University of Sport and Movement Sciences of Rome-Foro Italico (IUSM), Rome, Italycasini@iusm.it
Monica Pittaluga
Affiliation:
University of Sport and Movement Sciences of Rome-Foro Italico (IUSM), Rome, Italy
Paolo Parisi
Affiliation:
University of Sport and Movement Sciences of Rome-Foro Italico (IUSM), Rome, Italy
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr. Benedetta Casini, Human Biology Center, University of Sport and Movement Sciences of Rome-Foro Italico, (IUSM) piazza L. de Bosis 6, 00194 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

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Two Italian twin registers are described, the Register of Italian Twin Athletes (RITA) and the Twin Register of Rome (TERRY), developed in recent years at the newly established University of Sport and Movement Sciences of Rome-Foro Italico (IUSM). Ascertainment procedures, database, applications and current prospects are outlined, along with their research focus, which mainly consists of epidemiological and clinical research on the determinants of sport performance as well as on the role of genetic factors versus lifestyle, especially physical activity, in health and aging.

Type
Articles/Italy
Information
Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , 01 October 2002 , pp. 376 - 381
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002