Zygosity (DNA)

Zygosity typing based on micro-satellite markers, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), or variable number (short) tandem repeats (VNTRs).

In L-CID, twin zygosity was assessed using DNA information from buccal cell samples, collected via mouth swabs. In the Early Childhood Cohort, zygosity was determined by Erasmus University Rotterdam in wave 2. In wave 3, zygosity was determined by Verilabs when DNA wasn't assessed in wave 2 and/or as an extra check. In the Middle Childhood Cohort, zygosity was again determined by both Verilabs and Erasmus University Rotterdam in wave 1.

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Waves
  • Early Childhood Cohort

  • ECC - T2
  •   C
    4.0 - 6.0 years   From 2015-08-27 to 2016-10-21

  • Middle Childhood Cohort

  • MCC - T1
  •   C
    7.0 - 9.0 years   From 2015-06-16 to 2016-08-27

    Mode of collection MeasurementsAndTests    Biological sample/measurement
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name DNA sample - Zygosity
    Measure name DNA sample - Zygosity
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