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Comparison of a case-case study design (A), a case-control study design (B) and a prospective cohort study design (C). Smoking status is used as an example of an exposure variable, and KRAS mutation status in colorectal cancer as an outcome variable. See detailed explanations in text. CRC, colorectal cancer.
