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Multivariate logistic regression for familial aggregation in age at disease onset.
Lifetime data analysis - 1 Jun 2007
Matthews Abigail G, Finkelstein Dianne M, Betensky Rebecca A
Abstract excerpt
Familial aggregation studies seek to identify diseases that cluster in families. These studies are often carried out as a first step in the search for hereditary factors affecting the risk of disease. It is necessary to account for age at disease onset to avoid potential misclassification of family members who are disease-free at the time of study participation or who die before developing disease. This is...
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