title: Basic glossary on genetic epidemiology.
abstract: This is the second of a series of three glossaries on genetic concepts used in epidemiological research that the journal is publishing with the objective of helping the reader "walk" around the journal.
authors.affiliation: Institut Municipal d'Investigació Médica, Barcelona, Spain. Departament de Ciéncies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. nuria@imim.es
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malats
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calafell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic