Next-generation genome-wide association studies time to focus on phenotype?

Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-336

  MacRae, Calum A ^a   Vasan, Ramachandran S ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Editorials; Genetics; Genome wide association studies

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EDITORIAL; EFFECT SIZE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARATHYROID HORMONE-RELATED PROTEIN; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 80052740749     PISSN: 1942325X     EISSN: 19423268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.111.960765     Document Type: Editorial

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