Accelerating haplotype-based genome-wide association study using perfect phylogeny and phase-known reference data.

The genome-wide association study (GWAS) has become a routine approach for mapping disease risk loci with the advent of large-scale genotyping technologies. Multi-allelic haplotype markers can provide superior power compared with single-SNP markers in mapping disease loci. However, the application o...

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Main Authors: Yungang He, Cong Li, Christopher I Amos, Momiao Xiong, Hua Ling, Li Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3137625?pdf=render