Conceptos clave en la epidemiología genética.

Paul R Burton1, Martin D Tobin, John L Hopper

  • 1Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. pb51@le.ac.uk

Lancet (London, England)
|September 13, 2005
PubMed
Resumen

Este artículo presenta un marco para el estudio de los factores genéticos en enfermedades complejas como la diabetes. Integra la genética y la epidemiología para comprender las influencias familiares en la causalidad de la enfermedad.

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