Article
Integration of DNA sample collection into a multi-site birth defects case-control study.
Teratology - 1 Oct 2002
Rasmussen Sonja A, Lammer Edward J, Shaw Gary M, Finnell Richard H, McGehee Robert E, Gallagher Margaret, Romitti Paul A, Murray Jeffrey C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Advances in quantitative analysis and molecular genotyping have provided unprecedented opportunities to add biological sampling and genetic information to epidemiologic studies. The purpose of this article is to describe the incorporation of DNA sample collection into the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), an ongoing case-control study in an eight-state consortium with a primary goal to...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.