Chapter title |
Identification of Disease-Related Genes Using a Genome-Wide Association Study Approach
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Chapter number | 7 |
Book title |
Disease Gene Identification
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7471-9_7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7470-2, 978-1-4939-7471-9
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Authors |
Tobias Wohland, Dorit Schleinitz |
Abstract |
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a hypothesis-free approach to discover genetic variants contributing to the risk of a certain disease or disease-related trait. Ongoing efforts to annotate the human genome have helped to localize disease-causing variants and point to mechanisms by which genetic variants might exert functional effects. By integrating bioinformatics approaches with in vivo and in vitro genomic strategies to predict and subsequently validate the functional roles of GWAS-identified variants, disease-related pathways can be characterized, providing new possibilities for therapeutic intervention. Here, we describe a basic workflow, from sample preparation to data analysis, for performing a GWAS to identify disease genes. We also discuss resources for the annotation and interpretation of GWAS results. |
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