Prospects for whole-genome linkage disequilibrium mapping of common disease genes

Nature Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-144

  Kruglyak, Leonid ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MARKER GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033039497     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/9642     Document Type: Review

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