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Recent Progress in the Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer
. Ed(S): Lynch, Henry T.; Tautu, Petre
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Paperback. The genetic epidemiology of various rare and common tumours is investigated in a study which offers advice on statistical and methodological approaches to experimental design. Information on computer models for data storage and analysis is also provided. Editor(s): Lynch, Henry T.; Tautu, Petre. Num Pages: 162 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS; MFN; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 315.
The discipline of genetic epidemiology pertains to the vertical transmission of the susceptibility (predisposition) to a complex disease in a structured population. This statement meets halfway 1 the broad definitiongiven by N. E. Morton and S. c. Chung in 1978 2 and the concise one given by M. -C. King et al. in 1984. 1t pinpoints the fundamental genetic hypothesis, namely, the existence of an inherited condition that predisposes an individual to a specific disease, and the corresponding subject ofinvestigation, the family. Thus, the genetic epidemiological situation consists of three basic elements: (l) the genealogical structure, (2) the mode of ... Read more
The discipline of genetic epidemiology pertains to the vertical transmission of the susceptibility (predisposition) to a complex disease in a structured population. This statement meets halfway 1 the broad definitiongiven by N. E. Morton and S. c. Chung in 1978 2 and the concise one given by M. -C. King et al. in 1984. 1t pinpoints the fundamental genetic hypothesis, namely, the existence of an inherited condition that predisposes an individual to a specific disease, and the corresponding subject ofinvestigation, the family. Thus, the genetic epidemiological situation consists of three basic elements: (l) the genealogical structure, (2) the mode of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540530220
SKU
V9783540530220
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