Complex phenotypes and complex genetics: An introduction to genetic studies of complex traits

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-187

  Belmont, John W ^a   Leal, Suzanne M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; RECURRENCE RISK; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 20444403365     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-005-0004-6     Document Type: Review

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