A correction for ascertainment bias in estimating rates of onset of highly penetrant genetic disorders

ASTIN Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-452

  Espinosa, Carolina ^b   Macdonald, Angus S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ascertainment bias; Early onset Alzheimer's disease; Nelson Aalen estimate; Presenilin 1 gene; Rate of onset

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349026285     PISSN: 05150361     EISSN: 17831350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AST.37.2.2024075     Document Type: Article

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