When is a replication not a replication? Or how to spot a good genetic association study

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1051-1054

  Spector, Tim D ^a   Ahmadi, Kourosh R ^a   Valdes, Ana M ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 2Q; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FRZB GENE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33646337898     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21730     Document Type: Editorial

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