Testing Gene-Environment Interaction in Large-Scale Case-Control Association Studies: Possible Choices and Comparisons
Mukherjee B, Ahn J, Gruber S, Chatterjee N. Testing Gene-Environment Interaction in Large-Scale Case-Control Association Studies: Possible Choices and Comparisons. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 175: 177-190. PMID: 22199027, PMCID: PMC3286201, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene-environment independenceGene-environment interactionsCase-only methodTesting gene-environment interactionsCase-control testsExposure under studyCase-control association studyUnderlying populationCase-control methodCase-control analysisFraction of markersType I error propertiesGenome-wide scanClass of proceduresAssociation studiesData-adaptive wayComparative simulation studyLarge-scale studiesEmpirical-BayesIndependence assumptionFalse positivesPopulationReplication strategyHybrid methodIndependence