Overview

With the detailed genomic information that is now becoming available, we have a plethora of data that allows researchers to address questions in a variety of areas. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have become a vital approach to identify candidate regions associated with complex diseases in human medicine, production traits in agriculture, and variation in wild populations.  Genomic prediction goes a step further, attempting to predict phenotypic variation in these traits from genomic information.  Genome-Wide Association Studies and Genomic Prediction pulls together expert contributions to address this important area of study.  The volume begins with a section covering the phenotypes of interest as well as design issues for GWAS, then moves on to discuss efficient computational methods to store and handle large datasets, quality control measures, phasing, haplotype inference, and imputation.  Later chapters deal with statistical approaches to data analysis where the experimental objective is either to confirm the biology by identifying genomic regions associated to a trait or to use the data to make genomic predictions about a future phenotypic outcome (e.g. predict onset of disease). As part of the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters provide helpful, real-world implementation advice.

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Author:   Cedric Gondro ,  Julius van der Werf ,  Ben Hayes
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2013 ed.
Volume:   1019
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.274kg
ISBN:  

9781627034463

ISBN 10:   1627034463
Pages:   566
Publication Date:   12 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

R for Genome-Wide Association Studies.- Descriptive Statistics of Data: Understanding the Data Set and Phenotypes of Interest.- Designing a Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS): Power, Sample Size, and Data Structure.- Managing Large SNP Datasets with SNPpy.- Quality Control for Genome-Wide Association Studies.- Overview of Statistical Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS).- Statistical Analysis of Genomic Data.- Using PLINK for Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and Data Analysis.- Genome-Wide Complex Trait Analysis (GCTA): Methods, Data Analyses, and Interpretations.- Bayesian Methods Applied to Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS).- Implementing a QTL Detection Study (GWAS) Using Genomic Prediction Methodology.- Genome-Enabled Prediction Using the BLR (Bayesian Linear Regression) R-Package.- Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (gBLUP) for the Estimation of Genomic Breeding Values.- Detecting Regions of Homozygosity to Map the Cause of Recessively Inherited Disease.- Use of Ancestral Haplotypes in Genome-Wide Association Studies.- Genotype Phasing in Populations of Closely Related Individuals.- Genotype Imputation to Increase Sample Size in Pedigreed Populations.- Validation of Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Results.- Detection of Signatures of Selection Using FST.- Association Weight Matrix: A Network-Based Approach Towards Functional Genome-Wide Association Studies.- Mixed Effects Structural Equation Models and Phenotypic Causal Networks.- Epistasis, Complexity, and Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction.- Applications of Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction to Genome-Wide Data Using the R Package ‘MDR’.- Higher Order Interactions:Detection of Epistasis Using Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computation.- Incorporating Prior Knowledge to Increase the Power of Genome-Wide Association Studies.- Genomic Selection in Animal Breeding Programs.

Reviews

From the reviews: A practical guide for experts to obtain, qualify, and statistically analyse data on genomes and to support genotype-phenotype information. In a growing field, this is the first hands-on book for experts in a relatively new discipline. ... the book is too good to ignore once you start reading and pick up information along the way. ... if you are new to the field, this book will certainly extend you a warm welcome to the tricky world of GWAS. (Vijay Shankar, Lab Times, Issue 6, 2013)

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