Three lectures on case-control genetic association analysis.
The purpose of this review is to focus on the three most important themes in genetic association studies using randomly selected patients (case, affected) and normal samples (control, unaffected), so that students and researchers alike who are new to this field may quickly grasp the key issues and command basic analysis methods. These three themes are: elementary categorical analysis; disease mutation as an unobserved entity; and the importance of homogeneity in genetic association analysis.
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The Robert S. Boas Center for Genomics and Human Genetics, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. wli@nslij-genetics.org
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010641:Phenotype; D018401:Sample Size