Learning Outcomes - Week 6 - Complex disease genes

Question 1

Define and describe genetic epidemiology

Answer 1

Question 2

What are disease inheritance factors

Answer 2

Question 3

Define and describe risk and heritability

Answer 3

Question 4

Explain the risk association studies

Answer 4

1. Candidate gene targeting
2. Genome Scanning or Mapping
3. Case-Control Association Design
4. Analysis Strategy for Population-based
   Case-control Studies
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Question 5

Discuss migraine and the MTHFR gene

Answer 5