Using population isolates in genetic association studies

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 371-377

  Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos ^a   Gilly, Arthur ^a   Zeggini, Eleftheria ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Genetic association studies; Isolated populations; Rare variants

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; STUDY DESIGN; ANIMAL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS;

EID: 84917738067     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elu022     Document Type: Article

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