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  • WGA study  listen  (... STUH-dee)
    WGA (whole genome association) studies are a way for scientists to identify genes involved in human disease. This method searches the genome for small variations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced “snips”), that occur more frequently in people with a particular disease than in people without the disease. Also called genome-wide association study, GWAS, and whole genome association study.

  • whole genome association study  listen  (hole JEE-nome uh-SOH-see-AY-shun STUH-dee)
    Whole genome association (WGA) studies are a way for scientists to identify genes involved in human disease. This method searches the genome for small variations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced “snips”), that occur more frequently in people with a particular disease than in people without the disease. Also called genome-wide association study, GWAS, and WGA study.