Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.

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WS1 - Gene-environment interactions: challenges and pitfalls in study design, ethical issues and statistical analyses

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: T. Sigsgaard (Aarhus, Denmark), K. Radon (Munich, Germany)
Aims: National and international studies on gene-environment interactions are conducted all over the world. However, many of them are faced with problems of small sample sizes and inadequate methods of statistical analyses.
This workshop will include problem-based learning discussions and should enable participants to find an adequate, powerful study design. Furthermore, they should be able to deal with ethical issues and have an idea about different methods to analyse data of gene-environment interactions. They will also be able to read scientific papers on gene-environment interactions more critically.

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How to design powerful international studies on gene-environment interaction M. Kabesch (Munich, Germany)
Genetic programming optimised neural network (GPNN) as a method for improved identification of gene-environment interactions A. Motsinger (Raleigh, Nc, United States of America)