Application of a rank-based genetic association test to age-at-onset data from the collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism study

BMC Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2005, Pages

  Li, Yi Ju ^a   Martin, Eden R ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Allen, Andrew S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 30344448165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-S1-S53     Document Type: Article

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