Statistical Methods for Pathway Analysis of Genome-Wide Data for Association with Complex Genetic Traits

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue C, 2010, Pages 141-179

  Holmans, Peter ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOOK; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 77958486255     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-380862-2.00007-2     Document Type: Book

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