genetic epidemiology

genetic epidemiology

the branch of epidemiology that studies the role of genetic factors and their interactions with environmental factors in the occurrence of disease in various populations.

ge·net·ic ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy

(jĕ-net'ik ep'i-dē-mē-ol'ŏ-jē) The branch of epidemiology that studies the role of genetic factors and their interactions with environmental factors in the occurrence of disease in various populations.

genetic epidemiology

An epidemiological discipline concerned with the familial and genetic determinants of disease and the contribution of genetics to the aetiology of disease. Appropriate weight is given to the biology underlying the action of genes and to the known mechanisms of inheritance.