Genome-wide association study (GWAS)

By Cancer Council NSW

A study that tries to identify common variations in the complete set of DNA (the genome) in a very large group of people to look for associations of these variations with a particular disease (or another trait). The GWAS lays the groundwork for personalised medicine.

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