Population stratification bias in the case-only study for gene-environment interactions

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-201

  Wang, Liang Yi ^a   Lee, Wen Chung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Data interpretation, statistical; Environment; Epidemiologic methods; Genetics

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; SIMULATION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION; RISK;

EID: 46749090472     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn130     Document Type: Article

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