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WGA study
(... STUH-dee)
WGA (whole genome association) studies are a way for scientists to identify genes involved in human disease. This method searches the genome for small variations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced “snips”), that occur more frequently in people with a particular disease than in people without the disease. Also called genome-wide association study, GWAS, and whole genome association study. -
whole genome association study
(hole JEE-nome uh-SOH-see-AY-shun STUH-dee)
Whole genome association (WGA) studies are a way for scientists to identify genes involved in human disease. This method searches the genome for small variations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced “snips”), that occur more frequently in people with a particular disease than in people without the disease. Also called genome-wide association study, GWAS, and WGA study. -
whole-exome sequencing
(hole-EK-some SEE-kwen-sing)
A laboratory process that is used to determine the nucleotide sequence primarily of the exonic (or protein-coding) regions of an individual’s genome and related sequences, representing approximately 1% of the complete DNA sequence. -
whole-genome sequencing
(hole-JEE-nome SEE-kwen-sing)
A laboratory process that is used to determine all of the approximately 3 billion nucleotides of an individual’s complete DNA sequence, including non-coding sequence.
