Current limitations of SNP data from the public domain for studies of complex disorders: a test for ten candidate genes for obesity and osteoporosis

Current limitations of SNP data from the public domain for studies of complex disorders: a test for ten candidate genes for obesity and osteoporosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Public SNP databases are frequently used to choose SNPs for candidate genes in the association and linkage studies of complex disorders. However, their utility for such studies of diseases with ethnic-dependent background has never b...

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Main Authors: Xiao Peng, Rocha-Sanchez Sonia, Liu Yong-Jun, Zhang Yuan-Yuan, Shen Hui, Zhao Lan-Juan, Liu Peng-Yuan, Xiong Dong-Hai, Long Ji-Rong, Dvornyk Volodymyr, Recker Robert R, Deng Hong-Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-02-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
SNP Databases
Polymorphism
Obesity
Osteoporosis
Complex diseases
Ethnicity
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/5/4

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