The impact of population heterogeneity on risk estimation in genetic counseling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genetic counseling has been an important tool for evaluating and communicating disease susceptibility for decades, and it has been applied to predict risks for a wide class of hereditary disorders. Most diseases are complex in nature...

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Main Authors: Shaffer Michele L, Icitovic Nikolina, Liu Wenlei, Chase Gary A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/5/18