Calculation and use of the Hardy-Weinberg model in association studies

Current Protocols in Human Genetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 57, 2008, Pages

  Ryckman, Kelli ^a   Williams, Scott M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic association; Genotyping; Hardy Weinberg equilibrium; Penetrance; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HARDY WEINBERG MODEL; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PENETRANCE; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MEDICAL GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALLELES; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 44249099970     PISSN: 19348266     EISSN: 19348258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142905.hg0118s57     Document Type: Review

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