Bayesian analysis and risk assessment in genetic counseling and testing

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Ogino, Shuji ^a,b,c   Wilson, Robert B ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BAYES THEOREM; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1142275285     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-1578(10)60484-9     Document Type: Review

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