Over the ensuing months, however, new studies show that particular variants of this mutation actually cause that same drug to increase clotting. (scientificamerican.com)
In GWAS, researchers compare thousands of genomic variants in individuals with a disease with those without the disease, establishing associations with particular variants and the disease being studied. (genome.gov)
In their report in the July 30 issue of Cell, the multi-institutional research team describes how genome - wide association analysis of samples from more than 4,000 HD patients found that particular variants on two chromosomes were more common in individuals who first exhibited HD - associated movement disorders either earlier or later than would otherwise have been expected (sciencedaily.com)