Power assessment for genetic association study of human longevity using offspring of long-lived subjects

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 501-506

  Tan, Qihua ^a,b   Zhao, Jing Hua ^c   Li, Shuxia ^a   Kruse, Torben A ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect genetic association; Longevity; Offspring; Power

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FAMILY STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGENY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; PEDIGREE; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENMARK; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 77955554752     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9465-1     Document Type: Article

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