title: The relevance of checking population allele frequencies and Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in genetic association studies: the case of SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in a Chinese Han Irritable Bowel Syndrome association study.
authors.affiliation: Innovation Pole for Genomics, Genetics and Biology, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: napvale@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Napolioni
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
keywords: Genotyping; HTTPLR; Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium; Polymorphism