Genomewide association studies - Illuminating biologic pathways

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1699-1701

  Hirschhorn, Joel N ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS;

EID: 65949124249     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0808934     Document Type: Article

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