Table 1

Risk scenarios.

Two-locus disease model

Low risk scenario

High risk scenario


ADD, HET, MULT

a1 = 2·a0

a1 = 5·a0

a2 = 4·a0

a2 = 10·a0

b1 = 5·b0

b1 = 5·b0

b2 = 10·b0

b2 = 10·b0


EPI RR

r = 5

r = 10


EPI DD, EPI RD

r1 = 2

r1 = 5

r2 = 4

r2 = 10


Applied risk scenarios for all two-locus disease models.

Günther et al. BMC Genetics 2009 10:87   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-10-87

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