Chunk #10 — The use of the Phase II HapMap in association studies

Source

A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs.

Embedded

yes

Text

The increased SNP density of the Phase II HapMap has already been extensively exploited in genome-wide studies of disease association. In this section, we quantify the gain in resolution and outline how the HapMap data can be used to improve the power of association studies.