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Detecting gene-gene interactions that underlie human diseases.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jun 2009
Cordell Heather J
Abstract excerpt
Following the identification of several disease-associated polymorphisms by genome-wide association (GWA) analysis, interest is now focusing on the detection of effects that, owing to their interaction with other genetic or environmental factors, might not be identified by using standard single-locus tests. In addition to increasing the power to detect associations, it is hoped that detecting interactions between...
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