Guidelines for conducting and reporting whole genome/large-scale association studies

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2485-2488

  Ehm, Margaret G ^a   Nelson, Matthew R ^a   Spurr, Nigel K ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Beta; Heart failure; Lymphocytes; Prognosis; Receptors; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENOME, HUMAN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 24144499384     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi252     Document Type: Article

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