Insights from GWAS into the quantitative genetics of transcription in humans

Genetics Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 361-369

  Kim, Jinhee ^a   Gibson, Greg ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79957497488     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001667231000056X     Document Type: Article

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