Phillips Tamara J, Belknap John K
Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2002 Jun;3(6):478-85. doi: 10.1038/nrn847.
Complex traits, including many disease-related traits, are influenced by multiple genes. Bivariate approaches that associate one gene with one trait are yielding to multivariate methods to synthesize the effects of multiple genes, integrate results across independent studies, and aid in the identification of coordinated pathways and interactions between loci.
复杂性状,包括许多与疾病相关的性状,受多个基因影响。将一个基因与一个性状相关联的双变量方法正让位于多变量方法,以综合多个基因的效应、整合独立研究的结果,并有助于识别基因座之间的协同通路和相互作用。