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[Present status of genome-wide association studies and its applications in ophthalmology].
[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2010
Feng Lei, Yang Ya-bo
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) assay a dense set of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in whole genome and relate them to various diseases and measurable traits. The completion of Human Genome Project and Human Haplotype Map Project has made this approach possible. Genome-wide association studies have identified a large number of robust associations between genetic variants and common diseases. Now,...
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