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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate specific genetic variations with particular diseases.
… Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) … A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an …
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Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
… Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many …
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Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
… prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. … Human Genome Project, Genetic Counseling, Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), Pedigree, Pharmacogenomics, …
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Un estudio de asociación de genoma completo (GWAS por sus siglas en inglés) es un enfoque utilizado en la investigación genética para asociar variaciones genéticas especÃficas con ciertas enfermedades.
… genéticas especÃficas con ciertas enfermedades. … A genome-wide association study (abbreviated GWAS) is a research approach …
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Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics … Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of … particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the DNA of an organism — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all …
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome). … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of … one generation to another. Genetics involves scientific studies of genes and their effects. Genes (units of heredity) … that describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each …
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Genetic testing is the use of a laboratory test to look for genetic variations associated with a disease.
… performed in the context of medical care, ancestry studies or forensics. In a medical setting, the results of a …
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A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
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Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.