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SUBMITTER: Chang MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2638878 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Man-Huei MH Lindegren Mary Lou ML Butler Mary A MA Chanock Stephen J SJ Dowling Nicole F NF Gallagher Margaret M Moonesinghe Ramal R Moore Cynthia A CA Ned Renée M RM Reichler Mary R MR Sanders Christopher L CL Welch Robert R Yesupriya Ajay A Khoury Muin J MJ
American journal of epidemiology 20081020 1
Population-based allele frequencies and genotype prevalence are important for measuring the contribution of genetic variation to human disease susceptibility, progression, and outcomes. Population-based prevalence estimates also provide the basis for epidemiologic studies of gene-disease associations, for estimating population attributable risk, and for informing health policy and clinical and public health practice. However, such prevalence estimates for genotypes important to public health rem ...[more]