Article
Genetic association studies.
Lancet (London, England) - 1 Jan 2000
Cordell Heather J, Clayton David G
Abstract excerpt
We review the rationale behind and discuss methods of design and analysis of genetic association studies. There are similarities between genetic association studies and classic epidemiological studies of environmental risk factors but there are also issues that are specific to studies of genetic risk factors such as the use of particular family-based designs, the need to account for different underlying genetic...
Topics
- Epistasis, Genetic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
