title: Epidemiologic considerations in complex disease genetics.
abstract: Association studies are becoming an increasingly popular study design not only for testing of candidate genes, but also for genome-wide localization of loci influencing complex disease. This article covers some of the practical concerns in conducting large-scale association studies using epidemiologic samples.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gallacher
mesh_terms: D056726:Genetic Association Studies / Q000379:methods*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease