Allelic heterogeneity in genetic association meta-analysis: An application to DTNBP1 and schizophrenia

Human Heredity

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Maher, Brion S ^a   Reimers, Mark A ^b   Riley, Brien P ^a   Kendler, Kenneth S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic association; Heterogeneity; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

DYSBINDIN;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 71249156466     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264445     Document Type: Article

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