Use of the gamma method for self-contained gene-set analysis of SNP data

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 565-571

  Biernacka, Joanna M ^a,b   Jenkins, Gregory D ^a   Wang, Liewei ^c   Moyer, Ann M ^c   Fridley, Brooke L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisher's method; gamma method; gene level association; pathway; principal components; random effects model

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 2; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 3; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE A1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE A3; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE A4; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M2; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M3; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; PHOSPHOLIPID HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA METHOD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IC 50; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84859909127     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.236     Document Type: Article

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