Gene finding in genetically isolated populations

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2507-2515

  Heutink, Peter ^a   Oostra, Ben A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSANGUINITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE CONVERSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0036796422     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/11.20.2507     Document Type: Review

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