Publication Type:
Academic Journal
Source(s):
PLoS genetics [PLoS Genet] 2012; Vol. 8 (11), pp. e1003032. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 08.
Abstract:
Genetic case-control association studies often include data on clinical covariates, such as body mass index (BMI), smoking status, or age, that may modify the underlying genetic risk of case or control samples. For example, in type 2 diabetes, odds rat...