Progress in research of family-based cohort study on common chronic non-communicable diseases in rural population in northern China / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Family-based cohort study is a special type of study design,in which biological samples and environmental exposure information of the member in a family are collected and related follow up is conducted.Family-based cohort study can be applied to explore the effect of genetic factors,environmental factors,gene-gene interaction,and gene-environment interaction in the etiology of complex diseases.This paper summarizes the objectives,methods and results,as well as the opportunities and challenges of the family-based cohort study on common chronic non-communicable diseases in rural population in northern China.