Multi-locus test conditional on confirmed effects leads to increased power in genome-wide association studies.

Complex diseases or phenotypes may involve multiple genetic variants and interactions between genetic, environmental and other factors. Current genome-wide association studies (GWAS) mostly used single-locus analysis and had identified genetic effects with multiple confirmations. Such confirmed sing...

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Main Authors: Li Ma, Shizhong Han, Jing Yang, Yang Da
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21103364/pdf/?tool=EBI