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PEL: an unbiased method for estimating age-dependent genetic disease risk from pedigree data unselected for family history.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jul 2009
Alarcon F, Bourgain C, Gauthier-Villars M, Planté-Bordeneuve V, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Bonaïti-Pellié C
Abstract excerpt
Providing valid risk estimates of a genetic disease with variable age of onset is a major challenge for prevention strategies. When data are obtained from pedigrees ascertained through affected individuals, an adjustment for ascertainment bias is necessary. This article focuses on ascertainment t...
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