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Prevalence

Definition
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Proportion of a population with disease or trait at a time or period; affects case–control sampling and liability-scale correction.

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Why it matters in GWAS

Epidemiologic measures and designs frame how phenotypes, sampling, and time-to-event endpoints are defined—directly affecting GWAS interpretation, meta-analysis, and translation.

Example usage

"The discussion tied genetic effects to incidence and prevalence assumptions in the target population."

References

  • Rothman KJ, Greenland S, Lash TL. (2008). Modern Epidemiology. Wolters Kluwer.

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