Evaluation of an algorithm of tagging SNPs selection by linkage disequilibrium.

doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.11.014

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Evaluation of an algorithm of tagging SNPs selection by linkage disequilibrium.

Clinical biochemistry - 1 Mar 2006

Tang Nelson L S, Pharoah Paul D P, Ma Suk Ling, Easton Douglas F

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BACKGROUND: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most abundant kind of genetic polymorphism in the human genome. They are important in both genetic research and genetic testing in a clinical setting, such as in the area of pharmacogenetics. In order to improve efficiency, tagging SNPs (...

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Algorithms
Cluster Analysis
Databases, Genetic
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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