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The Australian Twin Registry is a voluntary registry of Australian based twins who are willing to consider taking part in medical and health related research. The Registry is supported by an Enablign Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council and works to put researchers in touch with twins who may be suitable for particular research projects. We publish a newsletter annually which contains articles and information on twins in research. Copies of which can be found on this website. Your local or state library may have some of the publications listed below as well as other books on genetics and on twins which might prove useful for your project.
The following publications may offer a useful starting point for your research:
The Latrobe Twin Study Research Collection Papers. (For information on purchasing copies of these papers, contact: Professor David Hay at the School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6001; by e-mail at: D.hay@psychology.curtin.edu.au).
Elizabeth Bryan; The Nature and Nurture of Twins (Baillier Tindall, London, 1983).
Elizabeth Bryan; Twins, Triplets and More - Their Nature, Development and Care; (Penguin, Melbourne, 1992).
Peter Watson; Twins - an investigation into the strange coincidences in the lives of separate twins (Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1981).
Nancy Segal; Entwined Lives: Twins and What They Tell Us About Human Behavior (Dutton, New York, 1999) ISBN: 0-525-94465-6
Audrey C. Sandbank ed.; Twin and Triplet Psychology: A Professional Guide To Working with Multiples (Routledge, London 1999) ISBN: 0415183979
There are many web sites from all over the world with information on twins:-
St Thomas UK Adult Twin Registry
The Centre for the Study of Multiple Birth
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Institute of Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado
International Society of Twin Studies
Multiple Birth Foundation (UK)
Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
The Southern California Twin Project
Twins Study - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics
National Academy of Sciences – National Research Council (NAS-NRC) Twin Registry
Northern California Twin Registry
The Massachusetts Twin Registry
Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA)
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club (USA)
National Organization of Fathers of Twins Club (USA)
Twinless Twins Support Group International
Twin Hope (about Twin to Twin Transfusion)
Twins and Multiple Birth Association UK (TAMBA)
Multiple Birth Association of Western Australia
Waverley Multiple Birth Association
Multiple Births: Prenatal Education & Bereavement Support
If you would like a list of peer reviewed publications in scientific journals that are the result of studies undertaken in conjunction with the Australian Twin Registry click here.
Good Luck with your Project!
Should you meet twins during the course of your study, we hope that you will encourage them to contact us if they are not already members of the Australian Twin Registry. If you come across a publication, web-site, or organisation that has been particularly helpful with your research, we would love to hear your recommendations. Contact us by phone on 1800 037 021 (freecall within Australia)
or email: dph-twins@unimelb.edu.au
