The use of grid computing to drive data-intensive genetic research

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 694-702

  Andrade, Jorge ^a   Andersen, Malin ^a,b   Sillén, Anna ^c   Graff, Caroline ^c   Odeberg, Jacob ^a,b  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ALGORITHMS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PEDIGREE; SOFTWARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34249727262     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201815     Document Type: Article

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