This book brings together leading experts to provide an introduction to genetic epidemiology that begins with a primer in human molecular genetics through all the standard methods in population genetics and genetic epidemiology required for an adequate gr
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Key concepts in genetic epidemiology ~ Paul R Burton, Martin D Tobin and John L Hopper;
Genetic linkage studies ~ M Dawn Teare and Jennifer H. Barrett;
Genetic association studies ~ Heather J. Cordell and David G. Clayton;
Mapping complex disease genes using linkage disequilibrium and genome-wide association scans ~ Lyle J Palmer, Nicholas J Timpson, David M Evans, George Davey Smith and Lon R Cardon;
A question of standards: what makes a good genetic association study? ~ Andrew T Hattersley and Mark I McCarthy;
Biobanks and biobank harmonisation ~ Paul R Burton, Isabel Fortier, Mylene Deschenes, Anna Hansell and Lyle J Palmer;
Population health aspects of genetic epidemiology: genomic profiling, personalised medicine, and Mendelian randomisation ~ George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim, Sarah Lewis and Lyle J Palmer.
