The importance of genealogy in determining genetic associations with complex traits [1]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1146-1148

  Newman, Dina L ^a   Abney, Mark ^a   McPeek, Mary Sara ^a   Ober, Carole ^a   Cox, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PEDIGREE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0034758055     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323659     Document Type: Letter

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