Article
Genetics for clinicians: from candidate genes to whole genome scans (technological advances).
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Apr 2012
Bochud Murielle
Abstract excerpt
Human genetics has progressed at an unprecedented pace during the past 10 years. DNA microarrays currently allow screening of the entire human genome with high level of coverage and we are now entering the era of high-throughput sequencing. These remarkable technical advances are influencing the way medical research is conducted and have boosted our understanding of the structure of the human genome as well as of...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Databases, Genetic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Medical
- Genome, Human
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- Humans
- Minisatellite Repeats
