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Correction of phenotype misclassification based on high-discrimination genetic predictive risk models.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Nov 2012
Ioannidis John P A, Yu Yi, Seddon Johanna M
Abstract excerpt
Misclassification of phenotype status can seriously affect accuracy in association studies, including studies of genetic risk factors. A common problem is the classification of participants as nondiseased because of insufficient diagnostic workup or because participants have not been followed up long enough to develop disease. Some validated predictive models may have high discrimination in predicting disease. We...
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