Method for calculating risk associated with family history of a disease.

doi:10.1002/gepi.1370120306

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Method for calculating risk associated with family history of a disease.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1995

Kerber R A

Abstract excerpt

A method is described for estimating excess relative risks of a disease from familial factors. Beginning with population-based series of cases and controls, a cohort of each subject's relatives is formed and checked for disease against a population based registry. The disease experience of the co...

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Female
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Variation
Humans
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Monte Carlo Method
Pedigree
Random Allocation
Risk Factors

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