U-statistics-based tests for multiple genes in genetic association studies

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-833

  Wei, Zhi ^a   Li, Mingyao ^b   Rebbeck, Timothy ^b   Li, Hongzhe ^b  

^a University Heights   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Genetic heterogeneity; Genetic pathways; Global tests

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE OF ONSET; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A2; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 54049114308     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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