Article
Evaluating bias due to population stratification in case-control association studies of admixed populations.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jul 2004
Wang Yiting, Localio Russell, Rebbeck Timothy R
Abstract excerpt
The potential for bias from population stratification (PS) has raised concerns about case-control studies involving admixed ethnicities. We evaluated the potential bias due to PS in relating a binary outcome with a candidate gene under simulated settings where study populations consist of multiple ethnicities. Disease risks were assigned within the range of prostate cancer rates of African Americans reported in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
