Molecular Genetic Epidemiology A Laboratory Perspective [Hardcover]

This volume describes high-throughput approaches to a series of robust, established methodologies in molecular genetic studies of population samples. Such developments have been essential not only to linkage and association studies of single-gene and complex traits in humans, animals and plants, but also to the characterisation of clone banks, for example in mapping of genomes. Chapters have been written by developers or highly experienced end-users concerned with a diverse array of biological applications. The book should appeal to any researcher for whom costs and throughput in their genetics laboratory have become an issue.This volume describes high-throughput approaches to a series of robust, established methodologies in molecular genetic studies of population samples. Such developments have been essential not only to linkage and association studies of single-gene and complex traits in humans, animals and plants, but also to the characterisation of clone banks, for example in mapping of genomes. Chapters have been written by developers or highly experienced end-users concerned with a diverse array of biological applications. The book should appeal to any researcher for whom costs and throughput in their genetics laboratory have become an issue.1 Mapping Genes for Common Diseases: Statistical Planning, Power, Efficiency and Informatics.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Power and Sampling Considerations.- 1.3 Models of Locus Action.- 1.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimation.- 1.5 Allelic Association.- 1.6 The Malecot Model for Association.- 1.7 Candidate Genes for Allelic Association.- 1.8 Significance Levels.- 1.9 Meta-Analysis.- 1.10 Informatics.- 1.11 Summary.- References.- 2 Human DNA Sampling and Banking.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 A Brief History of DNA Research.- 2.3 Goals and Needs of Human Population Genetics.- 2.4 Selection of the Source Tissue.- 2.5 A Fundamental Change in Sampling Methodology.- 2.6 DNA Isolation and Purification.- 2.7 Sample Storing.- 2.8 Sample Banking.lãÂ