Approaches to identify genes for complex human diseases: Lessons from Mendelian disorders

Human Mutation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-274

  Dean, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Genotype phenotype; Mendelian; Mutation analysis; Non Mendelian

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0141865517     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.10259     Document Type: Review

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