cohorts-class: An S4 class to represent a set of cohorts

cohorts-classR Documentation

An S4 class to represent a set of cohorts

Description

The cohorts object consists of two tables (slots) that combined form a relational database of a subset of cohorts. Each cohort is an observation (row) in the cohorts table (first table).

Slots

cohorts

A table of cohorts. Each cohort (row) is identified by its cohort_symbol. Columns:

cohort_symbol

Cohort symbol. Example: "CECILE".

cohort_name

Cohort full name. Example: "CECILE Breast Cancer Study".

pgs_ids

A table of cohorts and their associated polygenic scores identifiers. Columns:

cohort_symbol

Cohort symbol. Example: "CECILE".

pgs_id

Polygenic Score (PGS) identifier.

stage

Sample stage: either "gwas/dev" or "eval".


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