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Comment
. 2002 Mar;70(3):818-9.
doi: 10.1086/339369.

Sibling recurrence risk ratio as a measure of genetic effect: caveat emptor!

Sun-Wei Guo
Comment

Sibling recurrence risk ratio as a measure of genetic effect: caveat emptor!

Sun-Wei Guo. Am J Hum Genet. 2002 Mar.
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