Article
Gene-environment interaction in genome-wide association studies.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Jan 2009
Murcray Cassandra E, Lewinger Juan Pablo, Gauderman W James
Abstract excerpt
It is a commonly held belief that most complex diseases (e.g., diabetes, asthma, cancer) are affected in part by interactions between genes and environmental factors. However, investigators conducting genome-wide association studies typically test for only the marginal effects of each genetic marker on disease. In this paper, the authors propose an efficient and easily implemented 2-step analysis of genome-wide...
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