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Human genetic epidemiology (HGP) is concerned with a knowledge of medicine, preventive medicine, public health, and epidemiology. In the modern era of genetic medicine, HGP must be concerned with human genetic diversity including mutation and polymorphism.
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Chan, B.K.C. (2018). Introduction to Human Genetic Epidemiology. In: Biostatistics for Human Genetic Epidemiology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1082. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93791-5_1
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