Linkage-disequilibrium-based binning misleads the interpretation of genome-wide association studies

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 965-968

  Zhu, Xiaofeng ^a   Feng, Tao ^a   Elston, Robert C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84868366317     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: 15376605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.05.029     Document Type: Letter

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