Origin of Variances in the Oldest-Old: Octogenarian Twins

Overview

Acronym
OCTO-Twin
Website
OCTO-Twin
Investigators
Prof. Linda Hassing
University of Gothenburg
Contacts
Prof. Linda Hassing
University of Gothenburg

General Design

Study design
Cohort
Start - End Year
1991 - 2002
General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
Recruitment Target
  • Families
Number of Participants
702
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
552

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Marker Paper

[McClearn, G. E., Johansson, B., Berg, S., Pedersen, N. L., Ahern, F., Petrill, S. A., et al. (1997). Substantial genetic influence on cognitive abilities in twins 80 or more years old. Science, 276, 1560-1563.]

PUBMED 9171059

Timeline

Population

OCTO-Twin - Population

Selection Criteria

Minimum age
79
Maximum age
98
Countries
  • Sweden

Sources of Recruitment

Specific Population
  • Other specific population : The Swedish population-based Twin Registry

Sample Size

Number of Participants
702
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
552
Supplementary Information about Population

Data Collection Events

# Name Description Start End
0 OCTO-Twin - wave 1 1991 (February) 1994 (March)
1 OCTO-Twin - wave 2 1993 (May) 1996 (May)
2 OCTO-Twin - wave 3 1995 (April) 1998 (May)
3 OCTO-Twin - wave 4 1997 (April) 2000 (May)
4 OCTO-Twin - wave 5 1999 (December) 2002 (March)

Participating Studies

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Harmonization Initiatives Included

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Networks

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Datasets

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