Next generation genome-wide association studies in complex human quantitative traits
Since 2005, genome-wide association (GWA) studies have dominated the field of complex traits. Genetic and environmental factors play a role in causing disease and influencing the variance of a quantitative trait. GWA is a hypothesis-free approach that follows on from candidate gene and linkage studi...
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University of Exeter
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574245 |