The choice of a genetic model in the meta-analysis of molecular association studies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1319-1328

  Minelli, Cosetta ^a   Thompson, John R ^a   Abrams, Keith R ^a   Thakkinstian, Ammarin ^b,c   Attia, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association studies; Genetic models; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 29244445375     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi169     Document Type: Article

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