A pooling-based genome-wide analysis identifies new potential candidate genes for atopy in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)

• Main Authors: Kogevinas Manolis (Author), Ramon González Juan (Author), Bustamante Mariona (Author), Castro-Giner Francesc (Author), Jarvis Deborah (Author), Heinrich Joachim (Author), Antó Josep-Maria (Author), Wjst Matthias (Author), Estivill Xavier (Author), de Cid Rafael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Asthma and atopy are complex phenotypes with shared genetic component. In this study we attempt to identify genes related to these traits performing a two-stage DNA pooling genome-wide analysis in order to reduce costs. First, we ass...