呵呵,这篇文章出现了一个新词(对我来说比较新):post-GWAS.的确应该考虑后关联作图时代的问题了.GWAS的问题是什么呢?Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) statistically connect genotypes to phenotypes, without any recourse to known molecular interactions.仅仅从统计的角度建立基因型和表型间的联系,而不考虑真实的分子或基因间的互做.分子生物学的方法才会考虑.文中表述为:whereas a molecular biology approach directly ties gene function to phenotype through gene regulatory networks (GRNs).