Adjustment for index event bias in genome-wide association studies of subsequent events
Different from GWAS for susceptibility to disease, GWAS for prognosis or survival may be vulnerable to selection bias. Here, Dudbridge et al present an approach to reduce index event bias in simulated and realistic situations, and apply it to GWAS of survival with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and C...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09381-w |