International Symposium on Genome-Wide Association Studies

描述(由申请人提供)：近年来，在识别和描述人类基因组中数百万个单核苷酸多态(SNPs)方面取得了很大进展，国际HapMap项目最近发表的文章突出了这一点。对SNPs的了解，再加上各种高通量、高质量基因分型平台的发展，使得人类遗传学家能够进行全基因组关联研究。然而，在全基因组关联研究的设计、进行、分析和解释方面仍然存在重大挑战。统计遗传学和流行病学设计将发挥关键作用，以确保这些研究的成功。因此，集中讨论相关的方法学问题可以激发新的想法，交流不同的观点/方法，从而对全基因组关联研究进行更有力的设计和更有效的分析。为了满足这一需要，我们请求资金支持全基因组关联研究国际研讨会，以促进领先科学家利用全基因组关联策略进行讨论，以确定常见疾病的潜在基因。这次会议的具体目的是回顾国际HapMap项目和其他相关工作对人类群体遗传学的最新知识，讨论全基因组关联研究的设计策略，探索为全基因组研究设计的新的统计和计算方法，通过案例研究说明设计和分析问题，介绍可能被证明是未来研究必不可少的尖端技术，并向一般科学界传播从这次会议中获得的知识和经验教训。一批优秀的演讲者已经承诺参加这次会议，他们将在这次会议上发挥领导作用。此外，从与会者中挑选的海报演示文稿将为所有与会者之间的进一步交流和讨论提供充足的机会。会议材料将通过发布会议报告、会议网站等多种渠道向公众提供，以进一步增加本次会议的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent years have seen great progress in the identifications and characterizations of millions of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human genome, highlighted by the recent publication from the International HapMap Project. The knowledge on the SNPs coupled with the developments of various platforms for high-throughput, high quality genotyping have made genome-wide association studies within reach of human geneticists. However, significant challenges remain in the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of genome-wide association studies. Statistical genetics and epidemiological designs will play key roles to ensure the success of these studies. Therefore, a focused meeting on relevant methodological issues can stimulate novel ideas and exchange different views/approaches that can lead to more powerful designs and efficient analyses of genome-wide association studies. To address this need, we request funds to support an International Symposium on Genome-Wide Association Studies to facilitate discussions among leading scientists using genome-wide association strategies to identify genes underlying common diseases. The specific aims of this conference are to review the up-to-date knowledge of human population genetics from the International HapMap Project and other related efforts, to discuss design strategies for a genome-wide association study, to explore novel statistical and computational methods designed for genome-wide studies, to illustrate design and analysis issues through case studies, to introduce cutting-edge technologies that may prove indispensable for future studies, and to disseminate the knowledge and lessons learned from this conference to the general scientific community. A group of outstanding speakers have already committed to this meeting and they will play a leadership role at this conference. In addition, poster presentations selected from conference participants will provide ample opportunities for further exchanges and discussions among all conference attendees. The meeting materials will be made available to the public via several channels, such as published meeting report and conference web site, to further increase the impact of this conference.