Article
Localization and identification of human quantitative trait loci: king harvest has surely come.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2004
Blangero John
Abstract excerpt
The scientific process of localization and subsequent identification of genes influencing risk of common diseases is still in its infancy. Initial localization of disease-related loci has traditionally been performed using family-based linkage methods to scan the genome. Early pronouncements of the failure of this approach for common diseases were premature and based on comparing suboptimal linkage designs with...
Topics
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Quantitative Trait Loci
