Comparison of information-theoretic to statistical methods for gene-gene interactions in the presence of genetic heterogeneity
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Multifactorial diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases are caused by the complex interplay between genes and environment. The detection of these interactions remains challenging due to computational limitations. Informati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/487 |