Perspectives on human genetic variation from the HapMap project

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 0413-0418

  McVean, Gil ^a   Spencer, Chris C A ^a   Chaix, Raphaelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 32944481700     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0010054     Document Type: Review

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