Preferred Term:
genome-wide association study
Definition:
An analysis comparing the allele frequencies of all available (or a whole genome representative set of) polymorphic markers in unrelated patients with a specific symptom or disease condition, and those of healthy controls to identify markers associated with a specific disease or condition.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
Entry Terms:
- GWA study
- genome-wide association scan
- whole genome association study
- genome wide association studies
- whole genome association analysis
- genome wide association analysis
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/243796
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