It started with 885 twins that were born in metropolitan Louisville, Kentucky and these were randomly selected to cover the full demographic spectrum of its population.
The main phase of activity was in the first 40 years and the participants were repeatedly tested at different ages throughout that period.
In 2014, the data was digitised and further efforts have been made to contact and study the surviving subjects.
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