Linkage disequilibrium and association mapping : analysis and applications /

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Imprint:Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2007.
Description:xiv, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Methods in molecular biology ; 376
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 376.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6611675
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Other authors / contributors:Collins, A. (Andrew)
ISBN:1588296695 (alk. paper)
9781588296696 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • 1. Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping: An Introduction
  • 2. A History of Association Mapping
  • 3. Linkage Disequilibrium Maps and Location Databases
  • 4. LDMAP: The Construction of High-Resolution Linkage Disequilibrium Maps of the Human Genome
  • 5. Linkage Disequilibrium as a Tool for Detecting Signatures of Natural Selection
  • 6. The Genetic Basis of Complex Traits: Rare Variants or "Common Gene, Common Disease"?
  • 7. Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping for Complex Disease Genes
  • 8. Linkage Disequilibrium Maps and Disease-Association Mapping
  • 9. Coalescent Methods for Fine-Scale Disease-Gene MappingAndrew P. Morris
  • 10. Family-Based Linkage Disequilibrium Tests Using General Pedigrees
  • 11. Association Studies Using Familial Cases: An Efficient Strategy for Identifying Low-Penetrance Disease Alleles
  • 12. Association Mapping Using Pooled DNA
  • 13. Selecting Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Association Studies With SNPbrowser Software
  • 14. Avoiding False Discoveries in Association Studies
  • 15. Gene Mapping in Asthma-Related Traits
  • 16. Identifying Susceptibility Variants for Type 2 Diabetes
  • Index