genome-wide association study; GWAS
Technical term in genetics and bioinformatics; refers to a study that scans markers across the complete genome to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease or trait.
The risk genes for this disease were identified through a genome-wide association study.
From English 'genome-wide association study', adapted into Japanese as a compound of ゲノムワイド (genome-wide) and 関連解析 (association analysis).