Ascertainment bias in the estimation of sibling genetic risk parameters

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-235

  Olson, Jane M ^a,b   Cordell, Heather J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Sampling; Sibship; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; RECURRENCE RISK; SAMPLING; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034023654     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(200003)18:3<217::AID-GEPI3>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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