Nonreplication in Genetic Association Studies of Obesity and Diabetes Research

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3323-3326

  Redden, David T ^a   Allison, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Association studies; Nonreplication; Population stratification; Statistical power; Type I error

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

EID: 0242661936     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3323     Document Type: Review

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