Estimating risks of common complex diseases: Familial and population risks

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-127

  Hemminki, K ^a,b   Forsti A ^a,b   Bermejo, J L ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CROHN DISEASE; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENOTYPE; LETTER; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SMOKING;

ALLELES; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NOD2 SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; RISK; SIBLINGS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 39149144783     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.056325     Document Type: Letter

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