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Statistical Genetic Modelling and Analysis of Complex Traits

Project Leader(s): 

Dr. Shelley Bull, University of Toronto

Project Website: 

http://research.lunenfeld.ca/mprime/DEFAULT.ASP

Project team: 
Dr. Rafal Kustra, University of Toronto
Dr. David Tritchler, University of Toronto
Dr. Gerarda Darlington, University of Guelph
Dr. Celia Greenwood, University of Toronto
Dr. Kenneth Morgan, McGill University
Dr. Jinko Graham, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Brad McNeney, Simon Fraser University
Dr. J.C. Loredo-Osti, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Dr. Joseph Beyene, University of Toronto
Non-academic participants: 
Funding period: 
February 25, 2022 - March 31, 2021

Complex traits, such as susceptibility to diabetes, cancer or tuberculosis, which vary in human and natural populations, are determined by multiple genetic and environmental factors that interact with one another in complicated ways. This interaction depends upon population characteristics as well as characteristics of the individual and the family.

Tags: 
health