Article
Multistage sampling for disease family registries.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs - 1 Jan 1999
Siegmund K D, Whittemore A S, Thomas D C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The objectives of a family-based disease registry range from characterizing measured genetic factors and gene-environment interaction effects to detecting novel susceptibility genes. Gathering complete information on exposure and disease status in all family members for a sample of affected subjects (probands) to address these diverse objectives would be prohibitively expensive. METHODS: Multistage...
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