Article
A remark on rare variants.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2010
Oexle Konrad
Abstract excerpt
The genetic architecture of a disease determines the epidemiological methods for its examination. Recently, Bodmer and Bonilla suggested that moderately strong, moderately rare variants contribute substantially to the genetic population attributable risk (PAR) of common diseases. In the first part of this communication, I provide a concise reconstruction of their deliberation. Variants contributing to human...
Topics
- Algorithms
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Models, Genetic
