1st Edition

Genetic Association Studies Background, Conduct, Analysis, Interpretation

By Mehmet Tevfik Dorak Copyright 2017
240 Pages 75 B/W Illustrations
by Garland Science

240 Pages
by Garland Science

Genetic Association Studies  is designed for students of public health, epidemiology, and the health sciences, covering the main principles of molecular genetics, population genetics, medical genetics, epidemiology and statistics. It presents a balanced view of genetic associations with coverage of candidate gene studies as well as genome-wide association studies. All aspects of a... Read more

1. Primer on Molecular Genetics

2. Primer on Medical Genetics

3. Primer on Population Genetics

4. Epidemiologic Principles and Genetic Association Studies

5. Environmental Epidemiology in the Context of Genetic Epidemiology

6. Elementary Statistical Concepts

7. Genotyping Methods and Errors

8. Candidate Gene Studies and Genome-Wide Association Studies

9. Statistical Analysis of Genetic Association Study Results

10. Bioinformatics for the Interpretation of Genetic Association Study Results

11. Genetic Risk Profiling and Medical Applications of Genetic Associations

Biography

Dorak, Mehmet Tevfik