Evolving Methods in Genetic Epidemiology. III. Gene-Environment Interaction in Epidemiologic Research

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Authors

Quanhe Yang · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Muin J. Khoury · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Effects on disease risk Genotype In the absence of envlronmentf No effect, Khoury et al. (24). t R, = disease risk among persons with exposure without genotype, divided by disease risk among persons with no exposure and no susceptible genotype; and R g = disease risk among persons with genotype without exposure, divided by disease risk among persons with no exposure and no susceptible genotype.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology BRCA gene mutations in cancer Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Epidemiologic Reviews

Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 33-43

DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a017944

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