The impact of incomplete linkage disequilibrium and genetic model choice on the analysis and interpretation of genome-wide association studies

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-379

  Iles, Mark M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome wide association; Linkage disequilibrium; Mode of inheritance; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 77954770912     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2010.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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