Refining the analysis of a whole genome linkage disequilibrium association map: The United Kingdom results

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Yeo, Tai Wai ^a   Roxburgh, Richard ^a   Maranian, Mel ^a   Singlehurst, Sara ^a   Gray, Julia ^a   Hensiek, Anke ^a   Setakis, Efrosini ^b   Compston, Alastair ^a   Sawcer, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA pooling; Genome screen; Linkage disequilibrium; Microsatellites; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADAPTATION; CHROMOSOME ARM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FAMILY STUDY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENE POOL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142248425     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2003.08.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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