Efficient computation of significance levels for multiple associations in large studies of correlated data, including genomewide association studies

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 424-435

  Dudbridge, Frank ^a,b   Koeleman, Bobby P C ^c  

^a MRC Rosalind Franklin Ctr Genom R   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4143076901     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423738     Document Type: Article

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