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Innovative study designs and analytic approaches to the genetic epidemiology of cancer

sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, May 27-29, 1998, Seattle, Washington
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : The Institute, 1999
Related Series:
Journal of the National Cancer Institute > Monographs; no. 26

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • I. Gene discovery panel
  • Discovery of cancer susceptibility genes: study designs, analytic approaches, and trends in technology
  • II. Gene characterization panel
  • Design of gene characteriztion studies: on overview
  • Case-control studies of common alleles and environmental factors
  • Family-based associations studies
  • Cohort studies for characterizing measured genes
  • Multistage sampling for disease family registries
  • Detection of interaction involving identified genes: available study designs - Kin-cohort designs for gene characterization
  • III. Integration panel
  • Study design in genetic epidemiology: theoretical and practical considerations
  • Integrated designs for gene discovery and characterization
  • IV. Applications panel
  • Confirmation of prostate cancer susceptibility genes using high-risk families
  • Study-design issues in the development of the University of Southern California constortium's colorectal cancer family registry
  • Design and analysis issues in a population-based, case-control-family study of the genetic epidemiology of breast cancer and the co-operative family registry for breast cancer studies (CFRBCS)
  • Combined influence of genetic and dietary factors on colorectal cancer incidence in Japanese Americans.
Contributors:
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Related Series:
Journal of the National Cancer Institute > Monographs; no. 26
Subjects:
Cancer — Genetic aspects — Study and teaching — Congresses
Cancer — Epidemiology — Congresses
Genetic epidemiology — Congresses
Cancer — Genetic aspects
Cancer
Study skills
Cancer — Epidemiology
Genetic epidemiology
Genres:
Conference papers and proceedings
General Notes:
Caption title.
Shipping list no.: 2001-0121-P.
Includes bibliographical references.
Physical Description:
105 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Call Numbers:
HE 20.3162/3:26
SuDocs Numbers:
HE 20.3162/3:26
ISBNs:
0199224803 (pbk.)
Other Standard Numbers:
Government Printing Office Item Number: 0507-L
OCLC Numbers:
43323047