Introduction to genetic association studies.

Cold Spring Harb Protoc

Published: March 2012

Genetic association studies are used to find candidate genes or genome regions that contribute to a specific disease by testing for a correlation between disease status and genetic variation. This article provides a broad outline of the design and analysis of such studies, focusing on case-control studies in candidate genes or regions.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/pdb.top068163DOI Listing

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