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[Significance of genome-wide association study in cancer].
Nihon Geka Gakkai zasshi - 1 Mar 2012
Takahashi Yusuke, Mimori Koshi, Mori Masaki
Abstract excerpt
The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based genome-wide association study (GWAS) is now widely performed because of the development of new SNP genotyping technologies from 2007 onward. The GWAS provides a powerful approach to identify regions of the genome that harbor genetic variants conferring risk for disease without prior knowledge of location or function. During the past few years, the GWAS has identified...
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