Roberts D F
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1983 Sep;62(1):67-70. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330620110.
From the papers in this symposium, an attempt is made to establish the scope and aim of genetic epidemiology. Specifically, its objective is seen as the elucidation of the role of genetic factors in the etiology of a disease whose distribution is related to individual genetic constitution and population genetic structure. A study of multiple sclerosis in the Orkney Islands provides an example.
从本次研讨会的论文中，人们试图确立遗传流行病学的范围和目标。具体而言，其目标被视为阐明遗传因素在一种疾病病因中的作用，这种疾病的分布与个体遗传构成和群体遗传结构相关。对奥克尼群岛多发性硬化症的研究提供了一个例子。
