Article
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and the future of genetic epidemiology.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2000
Schork N J, Fallin D, Lanchbury J S
Abstract excerpt
In this review, we consider the motivation behind contemporary single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) initiatives. Many of these initiatives are projected to involve large, population-based surveys. We therefore emphasize the utility of SNPs for genetic epidemiology studies. We start by offering an overview of genetic polymorphism and discuss the historical use of polymorphism in the identification of...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- Epidemiology
- Female
- Genetic Techniques
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Internet
- Male
- Pedigree
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide