Trends in meta-analysis of genetic association studies

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Zintzaras, Elias ^a   Lau, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Database; Epidemiology; Genetics; Genomics; Meta analysis; Polymorphism; Quality

Indexed keywords

GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DATABASES, GENETIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 37549016052     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-007-0223-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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