Genetic discovery in multi-ethnic populations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1097-1098

  Traylor, Matthew ^a   Lewis, Cathryn M ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; NOTE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84965070004     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.38     Document Type: Note

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