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Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)

Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology By Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)

Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology by Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)

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This text integrates the principles, methods and approaches of epidemiology and genetics in the study of disease aetiology. The authors define the central theme of genetic epidemiology as the study of the role of genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors in the occurrence of disease in populations.

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Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology by Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)

Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology meets the need for a sophisticated approach to the investigation of the causes of complex chronic diseases. This integrated text describes the principles, methods, and approaches of epidemiology and genetics in the study of disease etiology. It provides an historical overview of genetics and epidemiology and their gradual rapprochement, describing the fundamental research strategies of genetic epidemiology including population and family studies. The authors also illustrate the increasing importance of genetic epidemiology in its application to preventive medicine, public health surveillance and the emerging ethical issues regarding the use of genetic information in society.

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Gives the first serious exposition [of genetic epidemiology] as an aspect of epidemiology. Geneticists will find it an appealing introduction to epidemiologic terms and concepts, while epidemiologists should find common ground even in developments traditionally far outside their discipline. . . . this is a book that should be in the library of every genetic epidemiologist and should be considered as a text. --Journal of Genetic Epidemiology Excellent. The explanation of the logic of quite sophisticated statistical techniques of data analysis is excellent. This readable book provides a reliable summary of all but the most recent work in the overlapping areas of human genetics and human epidemiology. It should be purchased and used by all those undertaking population or family studies of human disease. It will also be a useful reference book for teachers preparing course on the subject. --R.N. Currow, American Journal of Epidemiology Does a very good job of introducing the field of genetic epidemiology....One interesting feature...is the way the authors weave the separate fields of genetics and epidemiology together to highlight the contribution of each to genetic epidemiology....Covers a variety of important topics well, at a level readily accessible to geneticists, epidemiologists, and statisticians. One very useful feature is the extensive reference list to work in genetic epidemiology....A very good introduction, and overview of, an increasingly important field. --Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Table of Contents

1. Scope and strategies of genetic epidemiology ; 2. Fundamental genetic concepts and approaches ; 3. Fundamental epidemiologic concpets and approaches ; 4. Study of genetic traits ; 5. Study of the genetic factors in disease ; 6. Epidemiologic approaches to familial aggregation ; 7. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Heritability ; 8. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Segregation Analysis ; 9. Genetic approaches to familial aggregation: Linkage Analysis ; 10. Applications of genetic epidemiology in medicine and public health

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GOR014012944
9780195052886
0195052889
Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology by Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)
Muin J. Khoury (Centers for Disease Control)
Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
1993-07-01
392
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