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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2012 May;74(4):349–355. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182544a74

Table 1. Threats to Detecting True Gene-Phenotype Associations and Solutions Offered by Ambulatory Monitoring.

Threats Ambulatory Monitoring Solutions
1. Low phenotype reliability 1. Improved reliability through real-time assessment in a natural environment; reduced bias from recall errors
2. Low power due to small effects and small samples 2. Improved power through repeated measurements
3. Poor phenotypic specification 3. Flexible, ecologically valid phenotyping