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Discovering novel risk factors for venous thrombosis: a candidate-gene approach.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2009
Smith Nicholas L, Rice Kenneth M, Lumley Thomas, Heckbert Susan R, Psaty Bruce M
Abstract excerpt
The candidate-gene approach can be used to locate and identify genetic variations that are associated with a particular phenotype. This gene-centric approach assumes that there exists important genetic variation within genes that can influence health. Identifying known genes which are candidates for the phenotype of interest can be accomplished using existing knowledge about biology or using findings from...
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