The role of common genetic variation in model polygenic and monogenic traits

The aim of this thesis is to explore the role of common genetic variation, identified through genome-wide association (GWA) studies, in human traits and diseases, using height as a model polygenic trait, type 2 diabetes as a model common polygenic disease, and maturity onset diabetes of the young (M...

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Main Author: Lango Allen, Hana
Other Authors: Weedon, Michael : Frayling, Timothy
Published: University of Exeter 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530385