A conditional synergy index to assess biological interaction

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 485-494

  Foraita, Ronja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonism; AP; Biological interaction; Epistasis; Gene gene interaction; Penetrance scale; Synergy index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PENETRANCE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 70349232227     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9378-z     Document Type: Article

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