title: Proposed guidelines for papers describing DNA polymorphism-disease associations.
abstract: Studies reporting DNA polymorphism-disease associations represent an important source of information on disease gene candidacy. Such studies are, however, extremely variable in terms of their design and of the statistical methodology employed. Guidelines are therefore proposed that are intended to promote the publication of scientifically meaningful disease association studies through the introduction of sensible methodological standards.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. cooperdn@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Nussbaum
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krawczak
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011643:Publishing
chemical_list: D004247:DNA