TwinsMX: Exploring the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health Traits in the Mexican Population
Por:
García-Vilchis, B, Román-López, TV, Ramírez-González, D, López-Camaño, XJ, Murillo-Lechuga, V, Díaz-Téllez, X, Sánchez-Moncada, CI, Espinosa-Méndez, IM, Zenteno-Morales, D, Espinosa-Valdes, ZX, Pradel-Jiménez, S, Tapia-Atilano, A, Zanabria-Pérez, AV, Livas-Gangas, F, Aldana-Assad, O, Caballero-Sánchez, U, Dominguez-Frausto, CA, Rentería, ME, Medina-Rivera, A, Alcauter, S, Ruiz-Contreras, AE
Publicada:
1 may 2024
Ahead of Print:
1 may 2024
Resumen:
TwinsMX registry is a national research initiative in Mexico that aims to understand the complex interplay between genetics and environment in shaping physical and mental health traits among the country's population. With a multidisciplinary approach, TwinsMX aims to advance our knowledge of the genetic and environmental mechanisms underlying ethnic variations in complex traits and diseases, including behavioral, psychometric, anthropometric, metabolic, cardiovascular and mental disorders. With information gathered from over 2800 twins, this article updates the prevalence of several complex traits; and describes the advances and novel ideas we have implemented such as magnetic resonance imaging. The future expansion of the TwinsMX registry will enhance our comprehension of the intricate interplay between genetics and environment in shaping health and disease in the Mexican population. Overall, this report describes the progress in the building of a solid database that will allow the study of complex traits in the Mexican population, valuable not only for our consortium, but also for the worldwide scientific community, by providing new insights of understudied genetically admixed populations.
Filiaciones:
García-Vilchis, B:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Román-López, TV:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Ramírez-González, D:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
López-Camaño, XJ:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Murillo-Lechuga, V:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Díaz-Téllez, X:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Int Invest Genoma Humano, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Sánchez-Moncada, CI:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Espinosa-Méndez, IM:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Zenteno-Morales, D:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Espinosa-Valdes, ZX:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Pradel-Jiménez, S:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Tapia-Atilano, A:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Zanabria-Pérez, AV:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Livas-Gangas, F:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Aldana-Assad, O:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Int Invest Genoma Humano, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Caballero-Sánchez, U:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
Dominguez-Frausto, CA:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Rentería, ME:
QIMR Berghofer Med Res Inst, Mental Hlth & Neurosci Program, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Univ Queensland, Fac Med, Sch Biomed Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Medina-Rivera, A:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Int Invest Genoma Humano, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Alcauter, S:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico
Ruiz-Contreras, AE:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Unidad Invest Psicobiol & Neurociencias Coordinac, Lab Neurogenom Cognit, Fac Psicol, Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
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