Sample Size Needed to Detect Gene-Gene Interactions using Association Designs

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 899-914

  Wang, Shuang ^b   Zhao, Hongyu ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition to disease; Genetics; Interaction; Research design; Sample size

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GENETICS; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0142250419     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg233     Document Type: Article

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