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The use of biostatistical techniques in molecular biology has grown tremendously in recent years and is now essential for the correct interpretation of a wide variety of laboratory studies. In Biostatistical Methods, a panel of leading biostatisticians and biomedical researchers describe all the key techniques used to solve commonly occurring analytical problems in molecular biology, and demonstrate how these methods can identify new markers for exposure to a risk factor, or for determining disease outcomes. Major areas of application include microarray analysis, proteomic studies, image quantitation, determining new disease biomarkers, and designing studies with adequate levels of statistical power. In the case of genetic effects in human populations, the authors describe sophisticated statistical methods to control the overall false-positive rate when many statistical tests are used in linking particular alleles to the occurrence of disease. Other methods discussed are those used to validate statistical approaches for analyzing the E-D association, to study the associations between disease and the inheritance of particular genetic variants, and to examine real data sets. There are also useful recommendations for statistical and data management software (JAVA, Oracle, S-Plus, STATA, and SAS) . Accessible, state-of-the-art, and highly practical, Biostatistical Methods provides an excellent starting point both for statisticians just beginning work on problems in molecular biology, and for all molecular biologists who want to use biostatistics in genetics research designed to uncover the causes and treatments of disease.
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Methods in Molecular Biology TM VOLUME 184 Biostatistical Methods Edited by Stephen W. Looney HUMANA PRESS i Biostatistical Methods i ii METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TM John M. Walker, Series Editor 204. Molecular Cytogenetics: Methods and Protocols, edited by Yao-Shan Fan, 2002 203. In Situ Detection of DNA Damage: Methods and Protocols, edited by Vladimir V. Didenko, 2002 202. Thyroid Hormone Receptors: Methods and Protocols, edited by Aria Baniahmad, 2002 201. Combinatorial Library Methods and Protocols, edited by Lisa B. English, 2002 200. DNA Methylation Protocols, edited by Ken I. Mills and Bernie H, Ramsahoye, 2002 199. Liposome Methods and Protocols, edited by Subhash C. Basu and Manju Basu, 2002 198. Neural Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols, edited by Tanja Zigova, Juan R. Sanchez-Ramos, and Paul R. Sanberg, 2002 197. Mitochondrial DNA: Methods and Protocols, edited by William C. Copeland, 2002 196. Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructural and Molecular Biology Protocols, edited by Donald Armstrong, 2002 195. Quantitative Trait Loci: Methods and Protocols, edited by Nicola J. Camp and Angela Cox, 2002 194. Post-translational Modification Reactions, edited by Christoph Kannicht, 2002 193. RT-PCR Protocols, edited by Joseph O’Connell, 2002 192. PCR Cloning Protocols, 2nd ed., edited by Bing-Yuan Chen and Harry W. Janes, 2002 191. Telomeres and Telomerase: Methods and Protocols, edited by John A. Double and Michael J. Thompson, 2002 190. High Throughput Screening: Methods and Protocols, edited by William P. Janzen, 2002 189. GTPase Protocols: The RAS Superfamily, edited by Edward J. Manser and Thomas Leung, 2002 188. Epithelial Cell Culture Protocols, edited by Clare Wise, 2002 187. PCR Mutation Detection Protocols, edited by Bimal D. M. Theophilus and Ralph Rapley, 2002 186. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Protocols, edited by Donald Armstrong, 2002 185. Embryonic Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols, edited by Kursad Turksen, 2002 184. Biostatistical Methods, edited by Stephen W. Looney, 2002 183. Green Fluorescent Protein: Applications and Protocols, edited by Barry W. Hicks