Abstract
Genomewide association studies have uncovered many genetic variants that confer susceptibility to disease. This article describes the genomewide association study and new approaches that may address some of its limitations.
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MedicineAssociation (psychology)MEDLINEDiseaseGenome-wide association studyGenetic associationGeneticsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismInternal medicineGenotypeGeneBiology
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- 2009
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- Volume
- 360
- Issue
- 17
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- 1759-1768
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John Hardy,
Andrew Singleton
(2009).
Genomewide Association Studies and Human Disease.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 360
(17)
, 1759-1768.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra0808700
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- DOI
- 10.1056/nejmra0808700