Statistical Methods in GeneticEpidemiology

1. Overview of genetic epidemiology 2. Basic concepts of molecular genetics 3. Principles of Mendelian inheritance 4. Basic epidemiologic and statistical principles 5. Familial aggregation 6. Segregation analysis 7. Linkage analysis 8. Principles of population genetics 9. Testing candidate gene associations 10. Linkage disequilibrium mapping 11. Gene characterization 12. Tying it all together: the genetic epidemiology of colorectal cancer Glossary