A genome-wide association study of global gene expression

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BiologyGeneGeneticsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismGenome-wide association studyGene expressionGenomeGenotype

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 39
Issue: 10
Pages: 1202-1207
Citations: 960
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                                    Anna Dixon, 
                                
                                    Liming Liang, 
                                
                                    Miriam F. Moffatt
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            A genome-wide association study of global gene expression. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 39
                            (10)
                            , 1202-1207.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng2109
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng2109