ゲノムワイド関かん連れん解かい析せき

noun

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.

• この病びょう気きのリスク遺い伝でん子しは、ゲノムワイド関かん連れん解かい析せきによって同どう定ていされた。

  The risk genes for this disease were identified through a genome-wide association study.