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Extended twin-family study of COVID-19 and its impact

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof dr JCN de Geus

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

A survey to more than 60.000 twin-family members of the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) will give insight into the role of genetic and environmental risk factors that determine the susceptibility to COVID-19 and severity of complaints after infection. The survey will further chart the effects of the pandemic in terms of psychosocial strain and health behaviour change. We use the powerful twin design in combination with longitudinal information of environmental risk factors available on NTR participants.