Sex chromosomes and genetic association studies

Genome Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Clayton, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; FAMILY STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 77953441375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gm110     Document Type: Review

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