GWA-Portal: Genome-Wide Association Studies Made Easy

Ümit Seren

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7747-5_22

GWA-Portal: Genome-Wide Association Studies Made Easy

Methods Mol Biol. 2018:1761:303-319. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7747-5_22.

Author

Ümit Seren¹

Affiliation

¹ Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna, 1030, Austria. uemit.seren@gmi.oeaw.ac.at.

PMID: 29525966
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7747-5_22

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are an effective method for investigating the genetics of natural phenotypic variation in many different model organisms.Here we present GWA-Portal, an interactive web application that enables researchers to upload their phenotypes and easily carry out GWAS directly in the browser. We will present all the steps needed-from uploading the phenotype to interpreting the results-using a published root phenotype.

Keywords: 1001 genomes; GWAS; Genome-wide association studies; Manhattan plots; Natural variation; Population genetics; Portal; Web application.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computational Biology / methods*
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Genetics, Population / methods
Genome-Wide Association Study / methods*
Genomics / methods
Plants / genetics
Software*
User-Computer Interface
Web Browser