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Finding genes that underlie complex traits.
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Phenotypic variation among organisms is central to evolutionary adaptations underlying natural and artificial selection, and also determines individual susceptibility to common diseases. These types of complex traits pose special challenges for genetic analysis because of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions, genetic heterogeneity, low penetrance, and limited statistical power. Emerging genome resources and technologies are enabling systematic identification of genes underlying these complex traits. We propose standards for proof of gene discovery in complex traits and evaluate the nature of the genes identified to date. These proof-of-concept studies demonstrate the insights that can be expected from the accelerating pace of gene discovery in this field.
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“Complex traits including human altruism are molded by both environment and multiple genes and such phenotypes pose special challenges for genetic analysis due to gene-gene and gene-environment interactions, genetic heterogeneity, low penetrance, and limited statistical power [60].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Glazier, A. M., Nadeau, J. H., & Aitman, T. J.
- Affiliations
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nadeau, Joseph H.
- Aitman, Timothy J.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2002-12-20
- Volume
- 298
- Issue
- 5602
- Pages
- 2345-2349
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1838763289
- Cited by
- 855
- References
- 57
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- FWCI
- 8.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Keywords
- complex traits, gene discovery, phenotypic variability, gene-environment interaction, genetic heterogeneity, low penetrance, statistical power, genomic resources, common diseases, natural selection, selective breeding
- MeSH terms
- Alleles, Animals, Chromosome Mapping, Humans, Genetic Linkage, Mutation, Phenotype, Plants, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Genetic Variation, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Quantitative Trait, Heritable, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Multifactorial Inheritance, Quantitative Trait Loci
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