Commentary: Genetic association studies see light at the end of the tunnel

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-135

  Frayling, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38949213990     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym205     Document Type: Note

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