Gene set analysis of SNP data: Benefits, challenges, and future directions

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 837-843

  Fridley, Brooke L ^a   Biernacka, Joanna M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 79960644911     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.57     Document Type: Review

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