Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) data looking for replicating signals in Alzheimer's disease (AD)

International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-66

  Shi, Hui ^a   Medway, Christopher ^a   Bullock, James ^a   Brown, Kristelle ^a   Kalsheker, Noor ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome wide association analysis (GWAS); Late onset alzheimer's disease (LOAD); Meta analysis; Replication; Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); Tripartite motif containing protein 15 (TRIM15) gene

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRIPARTITE MOTIF PROTEIN 15; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 77954646488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19481756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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