Pathway analysis of genomic data: Concepts, methods, and prospects for future development

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 323-332

  Ramanan, Vijay K ^a   Shen, Li ^a   Moore, Jason H ^b   Saykin, Andrew J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex diseases; Enrichment methods; Functional annotation; Gene set; Genome wide association study; Pathway analysis

Indexed keywords

COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENOME; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS;

HARNESS;

EID: 84862499271     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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