Genetic mapping in human disease

D Altshuler, MJ Daly, ES Lander - science, 2008 - science.org
D Altshuler, MJ Daly, ES Lander
science, 2008science.org
Genetic mapping provides a powerful approach to identify genes and biological processes
underlying any trait influenced by inheritance, including human diseases. We discuss the
intellectual foundations of genetic mapping of Mendelian and complex traits in humans,
examine lessons emerging from linkage analysis of Mendelian diseases and genome-wide
association studies of common diseases, and discuss questions and challenges that lie
ahead.
Genetic mapping provides a powerful approach to identify genes and biological processes underlying any trait influenced by inheritance, including human diseases. We discuss the intellectual foundations of genetic mapping of Mendelian and complex traits in humans, examine lessons emerging from linkage analysis of Mendelian diseases and genome-wide association studies of common diseases, and discuss questions and challenges that lie ahead.
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