A comprehensive review of genetic association studies

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 45-61

  Hirschhorn, Joel N ^a,b,c   Lohmueller, Kirk ^a   Byrne, Edward ^a   Hirschhorn, Kurt ^d  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Association studies; Common disease; Human genetics; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ALLELE; ENVIRONMENT; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036517472     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200203000-00002     Document Type: Review

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