Disease Associations
Claims of sex-related differences in genetic association studies often not properly validated
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 6th, 2007
In the human genome era, for many common diseases, published research has often considered that some common gene variants may have different effects in men vs. women. Many diseases or traits with strong genetic backgrounds have different prevalence in the two sexes and many studies try to determine differences in risks between men and women, according to background information in the article.
Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, M.D., of the University of Ioannina School...
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