A statistical approach to genetic epidemiology

About this book

This is the second edition of the successful textbook written by the prize-winning scientist Andreas Ziegler, former President of the German Region of the International Biometric Society, and Inke R. K.nig, who has been teaching the subject over many years. The book gives a comprehensive introduction into the relevant statistical methods in genetic epidemiology. The second edition is thoroughly revised, partly rewritten and includes new chapters on traditional family studies and state-of-the-art genome-wide association studies.