Blood sample

A blood sample consists of taking an amount of a person's blood from their body.

In participants of NTR project YE_COG18, blood samples were obtained as part of the Adult Netherlands Twin Register Biobank project (see: https://doi.org/10.1375/twin.13.3.231).

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Keywords	biological sample blood dna biological material biomedical material epigenetics genetics hormone venipuncture biomarker omics physiology plasma serum
Constructs	physiology
Waves	Young Netherlands Twin Register YE_COG18   C S 18.0 years   From 2004-01-01 to 2006-01-01
Mode of collection	MeasurementsAndTests    Biological sample/measurement
Analysis unit	Individual
References	Willemsen, G., de Geus, E. J. C., Bartels, M., van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M. T., Brooks, A. I., Estourgie-van Burk, G. F., Fugman, D. A., Hoekstra, C., Hottenga, J.-J., Kluft, K., Meijer, P., Montgomery, G. W., Rizzu, P., Sondervan, D., Smit, A. B., Spijker, S., Suchiman, H. E. D., Tischfield, J. A., Lehner, T., … Boomsma, D. I. (2010). The Netherlands Twin Register Biobank: A Resource for Genetic Epidemiological Studies. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 13(3), 231–245. https://doi.org/10.1375/twin.13.3.231

Measure was collected within the following cohort study:

Netherlands Twin Register Cohort study

Purpose	The research carried out by the Netherlands Twin Register focuses on the role of heritability in mental and physical health. For instance, the NTR investigates why some people become more easily depressed than others, or why certain people get diabetes while others do not. Other research areas include lifestyle and habits that influence health and disease, such as smoking, drinking and exercise.
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Alternate title	NTR
Data access information	Researchers with an approved data sharing request who abide by the rules of the European General Data Protection Regulation can receive temporary access to the NTR data for their own research projects. https://ntr-data-request.psy.vu.nl/
Publisher	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Principal investigators	Boomsma, Dorret I. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Cohort study international identifier
Language	NL
Funding information	Dutch Research Council 480-15-001/674 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 Funder identifier type ROR Funder identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 575-25-006 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 Funder identifier type ROR Funder identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 480-04-004 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 Funder identifier type ROR Funder identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 911-09-032 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 Funder identifier type ROR Funder identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI
Contact information	NTR Data Management Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ntr.datamanagement.fgb@vu.nl
References	Boomsma DI, de Geus EJ, Vink JM, Stubbe JH, Distel MA, Hottenga JJ, Posthuma D, van Beijsterveldt TC, Hudziak JJ, Bartels M, Willemsen G. Netherlands Twin Register: from twins to twin families. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2006 Dec;9(6):849-57. doi: 10.1375/183242706779462426. PMID: 17254420. Boomsma DI, Willemsen G, Vink JM, Bartels M, Groot P, Hottenga JJ, van Beijsterveldt CE, Stroet T, van Dijk R, Wertheim R, Visser M, van der Kleij F. Design and implementation of a twin-family database for behavior genetics and genomics studies. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2008 Jun;11(3):342-8. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.3.342. PMID: 18498212. van Beijsterveldt CE, Groen-Blokhuis M, Hottenga JJ, Franić S, Hudziak JJ, Lamb D, Huppertz C, de Zeeuw E, Nivard M, Schutte N, Swagerman S, Glasner T, van Fulpen M, Brouwer C, Stroet T, Nowotny D, Ehli EA, Davies GE, Scheet P, Orlebeke JF, Kan KJ, Smit D, Dolan CV, Middeldorp CM, de Geus EJ, Bartels M, Boomsma DI. The Young Netherlands Twin Register (YNTR): longitudinal twin and family studies in over 70,000 children. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2013 Feb;16(1):252-67. doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.118. Epub 2012 Nov 28. PMID: 23186620. Ligthart L, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Kevenaar ST, de Zeeuw E, van Bergen E, Bruins S, Pool R, Helmer Q, van Dongen J, Hottenga JJ, Van't Ent D, Dolan CV, Davies GE, Ehli EA, Bartels M, Willemsen G, de Geus EJC, Boomsma DI. The Netherlands Twin Register: Longitudinal Research Based on Twin and Twin-Family Designs. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2019 Dec;22(6):623-636. doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.93. Epub 2019 Oct 31. PMID: 31666148. Bartels M, van Beijsterveldt CE, Derks EM, Stroet TM, Polderman TJ, Hudziak JJ, Boomsma DI. Young Netherlands Twin Register (Y-NTR): a longitudinal multiple informant study of problem behavior. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2007 Feb;10(1):3-11. doi: 10.1375/twin.10.1.3.PMID: 17539360. Boomsma DI, Orlebeke JF, van Baal GC.Behav Genet. The Dutch Twin Register: growth data on weight and height. 1992 Mar;22(2):247-51. doi: 10.1007/BF01067004 Franić S, Dolan CV, van Beijsterveldt CE, Hulshoff Pol HE, Bartels M, Boomsma DI. Genetic and environmental stability of intelligence in childhood and adolescence. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2014 Jun;17(3):151-63. doi: 10.1017/thg.2014.
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Additional information
Contributors	YNTR administration Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Time method	Longitudinal
Universe	The recruitment into the NTR is fully inclusive without any restrictions on enrolment. In the CID data catalogue, only the NTR projects for children and adolescents (<18 years of age) have been included. This is refered to as the Young Netherlands Twin Register (YNTR).

Measure was collected within the following cohort(s):

NTR: Young Netherlands Twin Register Cohort

Alternate title	YNTR
Description	The Young Netherlands Twin Register (YNTR) consists of projects within the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) that involve families with twins or other multiples under the age of 18.
Purpose	The purpose of the projects within the Young Netherlands Twin Register focus on the role of heritability in mental and physical health. For instance, the NTR investigates why some people become more easily depressed than others, or why certain people get diabetes while others do not. Other research areas include lifestyle and habits that influence health and disease, such as smoking, drinking and exercise.
Publisher	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Creators	Boomsma, Dorret I. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Language	NL
Cohort international identifier
Funding information	Dutch Research Council 480-15-001/674 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 ROR Identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 575-25-006 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 ROR Identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 480-04-004 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 ROR Identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI Dutch Research Council 911-09-032 Funder identifier https://ror.org/04jsz6e67 ROR Identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Funder award URI
Cohort reference papers
Classification
Contact information
Waves
Contributors	YNTR administration Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
References	Boomsma DI, de Geus EJ, Vink JM, Stubbe JH, Distel MA, Hottenga JJ, Posthuma D, van Beijsterveldt TC, Hudziak JJ, Bartels M, Willemsen G. Netherlands Twin Register: from twins to twin families. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2006 Dec;9(6):849-57. doi: 10.1375/183242706779462426. PMID: 17254420. Boomsma DI, Willemsen G, Vink JM, Bartels M, Groot P, Hottenga JJ, van Beijsterveldt CE, Stroet T, van Dijk R, Wertheim R, Visser M, van der Kleij F. Design and implementation of a twin-family database for behavior genetics and genomics studies. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2008 Jun;11(3):342-8. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.3.342. PMID: 18498212. van Beijsterveldt CE, Groen-Blokhuis M, Hottenga JJ, Franić S, Hudziak JJ, Lamb D, Huppertz C, de Zeeuw E, Nivard M, Schutte N, Swagerman S, Glasner T, van Fulpen M, Brouwer C, Stroet T, Nowotny D, Ehli EA, Davies GE, Scheet P, Orlebeke JF, Kan KJ, Smit D, Dolan CV, Middeldorp CM, de Geus EJ, Bartels M, Boomsma DI. The Young Netherlands Twin Register (YNTR): longitudinal twin and family studies in over 70,000 children. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2013 Feb;16(1):252-67. doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.118. Epub 2012 Nov 28. PMID: 23186620. Ligthart L, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Kevenaar ST, de Zeeuw E, van Bergen E, Bruins S, Pool R, Helmer Q, van Dongen J, Hottenga JJ, Van't Ent D, Dolan CV, Davies GE, Ehli EA, Bartels M, Willemsen G, de Geus EJC, Boomsma DI. The Netherlands Twin Register: Longitudinal Research Based on Twin and Twin-Family Designs. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2019 Dec;22(6):623-636. doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.93. Epub 2019 Oct 31. PMID: 31666148.
Country code	NL
Geographic location
Lowest geographic reference	postal code
Highest geographic reference	country
Cohort universe description	Families with twins or other multiples under the age of 18.
Analysis unit
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Additional information
Time method	Longitudinal.CohortEventBased

Measure was collected within the following wave(s):

YE_COG18 Wave

Wave alternate title	Cognitive abilities of 18-year-old twins YE_COG18
Short description of the wave	The YE_COG18 project is the fifth measurement of a longitudinal study into the development of intelligence and problem behaviour (waves one and two not included in this catalogue, wave 3: YE_COG10, wave 4: YE_COG12), to which additional participants were recruited (twins with siblings and their parents). It targeted 18-year old twins (mean age = 18.1 years, SD = 0.5 years) born between 1986 and 1991, their 8-35 year old siblings (mean age = 18.8 years, SD = 4.9 years) born between 1970 and 1998, and their parents (mean age = 48.9 years, SD = 4.14 years) born between 1942 and 1965. The test protocol consisted of a physical part and a psychological part. Physical measurements included cardiovascular functioning (assessed with the VU-AMS device), a physical examination with basic anthropometric measurements and the collection of saliva, DNA and fingerprints. The psychological part consisted of a series of cognitive tests that measured the following abilities: intelligence (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, WISC-R or Revised Amsterdamse Kinder Intelligentie Test, RAKIT); inhibition (Stroop); spontaneous production of words (Verbal fluency); verbal learning and memory (California Verbal Learning Task, CVLT); emotion recognition (Reading the mind in the eyes); perceptual speed (Π inspection time task); spatial short term memory (n-back task and Corsi block tapping task). Furthermore, some questionnaires were administered to the participants (Autism-Spectrum Quotient, Tanner self-report), mothers of the twins (Social Responsiveness Scale) and research assistants (Test Observation form).
Type of StudyUnit
Publisher	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Creators	Boomsma, Dorret I. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Funding information	56-464-14192 Funder identifier ROR Identifier type URI https://ror.org/ Funder award title Spinoza Prize Funder award URI
References	Hoekstra, R. A. (2007). Autistic traits, withdrawn behaviour and cognition: a longitudinal twin study from early childhood to young adulthood. https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/autistic-traits-withdrawn-behaviour-and-cognition-a-longitudinal-. Estourgie-van Burk, G. F. (2011). Variation in growth and the influence of early growth in later life: a twin-sibling study. https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/variation-in-growth-and-the-influence-of-early-growth-in-later-li. ISBN: 9789086595532.
(sub) cohort	NTR: Young Netherlands Twin Register
Life stage
Coverage percentage of the measurement for this wave
Start date wave collection	2004-01-01
End date wave collection	2006-01-01
Wave universe description	18.0 years
Stage of measurement
Language	NL
Description of physical data product	Data collected through paper-and-pencil surveys have been scanned. All data digitally archived.
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Additional information
Contributors	Hoekstra, Rosa A. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Estourgie-van Burk, Frederiek Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam