Allele frequencies and the r2 measure of linkage disequilibrium: Impact on design and interpretation of association studies

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-94

  Wray, Naomi R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGORITHM; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RESEARCH DESIGN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 17844403270     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427053738827     Document Type: Article

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