Analysis of gene-gene interactions

Current Protocols in Human Genetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 70, 2011, Pages

  Gilbert Diamond, Diane ^a   Moore, Jason H ^a,b,c,d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c University of Vermont   (Australia)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Epistasis; Genetics; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIFACTOR DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 82455216703     PISSN: 19348266     EISSN: 19348258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142905.hg0114s70     Document Type: Article

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