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Introduction to genetic association studies

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>03/2012
<mark>Journal</mark>Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Issue number3
Volume2012
Number of pages10
Pages (from-to)297-306
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

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.