Statistical Human Genetics: Methods and Protocols

Statistical Human Genetics: Methods and Protocols
Methods in Molecular Biology vol 850
Robert C. Elston,
Publisher: Humana Press
2012
ISBN: 1617795542 |

Recent advances in genetics over the last quarter of a century,especially in molecular techniques, have dramatically reduced the costof determining genetic markers and hence opened up a field of researchthat is increasingly helping to detect, prevent and/or cure manydiseases that afflict humans. In Statistical Human Genetics: Methods andProtocols expert researchers in the field describe statistical methodsand computer programs in the detail necessary to make them more easilyaccessible to the beginner analyzing data. Written in the highlysuccessful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, with examples ofrunning the programs and interpreting the program outputs, the chaptersinclude the kind of detailed description and implementation advice thatis crucial for getting optimal results from human genetic datacollected in the laboratory.   Thorough and as much as possibleintuitive, Statistical Human Genetics: Methods and Protocols aidsscientists in understanding the computer programs and analyticalprocedures they need to use.