molecular epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10969

Use in epidemiological studies of techniques of molecular biology, such as DNA profiling and genetic analysis, with the aim of detecting genetic patterns characteristic of susceptible populations or of groups at risk of disease.

Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 780 [Terms] [Paper]