Article
Detection of gene-environment interaction by case-only studies.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Oct 1999
Hamajima N, Yuasa H, Matsuo K, Kurobe Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The detection of gene-environment interaction can provide important clues not only for resolving biological mechanisms underlying diseases, but also for disease prevention. The newly introduced case-only study was compared with traditional case-control study in terms of statistical po...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Environment
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mathematics
- Neoplasms
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Research Design
- Smoking
