Genome-wide association studies: A primer

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1063-1077

  Corvin, A ^a   Craddock, N ^b   Sullivan, P F ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome wide association study; Psychiatric genetics; Review

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTHROPOMETRY; DNA PRIMERS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 77956636824     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709991723     Document Type: Review

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