Introduction to genetic association studies

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2283-2287

  Tsao, Hensin ^a   Florez, Jose C ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ALLELE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE;

ALLELES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34848861070     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701054     Document Type: Editorial

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