Risk factor studies of age-at-onset in a sample ascertained for Parkinson disease affected sibling pairs: a cautionary tale

<p>Abstract</p> <p>An association between exposure to a risk factor and age-at-onset of disease may reflect an effect on the rate of disease occurrence or an acceleration of the disease process. The difference in age-at-onset arising from case-only studies, however, may also reflec...

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Main Authors: Lash Timothy L, Wilk Jemma B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.ete-online.com/content/4/1/1