Microsatellite markers for genome-wide association studies [1]

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Bahram, Seiamak ^a   Inoko, Hidetoshi ^b  

^a Ctr Rech d'Immunol d'Hematologie   (France)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; LETTER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33846334430     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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