Modeling interactions with known risk loci-a Bayesian model averaging approach

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Ferreira, Teresa ^a   Marchini, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Established risk loci; GWAS; Interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 78650080329     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2010.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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