Complex phenotypes and complex genetics: an introduction to genetic studies of complex traits.

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There is currently intense interest in the genetic factors contributing to many diseases with cardiovascular complications. Diseases like atherosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension are referred to as complex traits because multiple genes contribute to the phenotype either individually or through interactions with each other or the environment. Enabled and energized by the striking successes over the past 20...

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