Population-based family studies in genetic epidemiology

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9494, 2005, Pages 1397-1406

  Hopper, John L ^a   Bishop, D Timothy ^b   Easton, Douglas F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PENETRANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 26644438107     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67570-8     Document Type: Review

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