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Analyzing Gene Expression and Function

Using SNP Patterns to Link Disease Risk

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Genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, look for common SNPs, or single nucleotide polymorphisms, that may be linked to disease. Researchers compare how often a SNP appears in people with a disease and in people without it. When a SNP is seen more often in the disease group, it is considered associated with that disease.

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Manchmal können SNPs innerhalb eines Haplotyp-Blocks dabei helfen, ein Gen zu finden, das für bestimmte Krankheiten - wie Hämophilie - verantwortlich ist. Um solchen Genen auf die Spur zu kommen, können Forscher Populationsstudien durchführen.

Zum Beispiel werden genomweite Assoziationsstudien (GWAS) durchgeführt, um bestimmte genetische ...

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