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Post-translational modification (PTM)

Definition
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Chemical change after translation—glycosylation, ubiquitination, cleavage—expanding proteome complexity.

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"The methods explicitly include Post-translational modification (PTM) to support interpretation of the main findings."

References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.

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