DNA pooling as a tool for large-scale association studies in complex traits

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-152

  Norton, Nadine ^a   Williams, Nigel M ^a   O'Donovan, Michael C ^a   Owen, Michael J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association; Complex traits; DNA pooling; SNP

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA;

ALLELE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FLUOROMETRY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE POOL; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 1942537073     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890310021724     Document Type: Review

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