Genetic association studies for complex traits: Relevance for the sports medicine practitioner

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 314-316

  Gibson, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ACHILLES TENDON; COLLAGEN TYPE V; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 66349103752     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.052191     Document Type: Editorial

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