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1. Introduction
2. Mendelian vs. complex diseases (1)
3. Mendelian vs. complex diseases (2)
4. Approaches to gene discovery (1)
5. Approaches to gene discovery (2)
6. Linkage analysis
7. Approaches to linkage analysis
8. Affected sib pair method
9. LOD score method
10. Mendelian diseases
11. Complex diseases
12. Genetic association
13. Designs for studying associations
14. Association studies using unrelated individuals
15. Control for population stratification
16. Case-parent-triad design (1)
17. Case-parent-triad design (2)
18. Discordant sibship design (1)
19. Discordant sibship design (2)
20. Extensions of family-based case-control designs
21. Discordant sibships: example
22. Are larger sibships really cost-effective?
23. Use of younger sibs as controls
24. Kin cohort design
25. Kin cohort estimates of breast cancer penetrance
26. High risk family designs
27. Complications
28. Genotype decomposition method
29. Whittemore and Halpern method
30. Subtleties
31. Interaction effects
32. Multistage sampling designs
33. Use of unrelated controls
34. Case-control-family design
35. Combining analysis using different designs
36. Power for association studies
37. Sample size software
38. Quanto program (1)
39. Quanto program (2)
40. Quanto program (3)
41. Quanto program (4)
42. Quanto program (5)
43. Quanto program (6)
44. Quanto program (7)
45. Quanto program (8)
46. Quanto program (9)
47. A suggested approach (1)
48. A suggested approach (2)

Topics Covered

• Mendelian vs. complex diseases
• Approaches to gene discovery
• Overview of linkage and association analysis
• Association study designs
• Control for population stratification
• Use of younger siblings as controls
• Complications and subtleties
• Combining analyses using different designs
• Power for association studies

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Series:

• Genetic Epidemiology I

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Methods

Talk Citation

Thomas, D. (2004, September 1). Choosing the right study design in genetic epidemiology [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://hstalks.com/bs/25/.
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Publication History

• Published on September 1, 2004
• Archived on February 25, 2021

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Duncan Thomas has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.