Mapping genes underlying ethnic differences in disease risk by linkage disequilibrium in recently admixed populations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 188-196

  McKeigue, Paul M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031037972     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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