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Review Article

Genetic variants in association studies – review of strengths and weaknesses in study design and current knowledge of impact on cancer risk

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Pages 948-954 | Received 29 Apr 2009, Published online: 08 Oct 2009

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Figure 1.  Linkage disequilibrium (LD) haplotype blocks of the EGFR gene (A) and ErbB2 gene (B). Exons have been redrawn to show the relative positions in the genes, therefore maps are not to physical scale.

Figure 1.  Linkage disequilibrium (LD) haplotype blocks of the EGFR gene (A) and ErbB2 gene (B). Exons have been redrawn to show the relative positions in the genes, therefore maps are not to physical scale.

Figure 2.  Schematic overview of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated in a certain chromosomal area and the principle of haplotype tagging.

Figure 2.  Schematic overview of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated in a certain chromosomal area and the principle of haplotype tagging.

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