Using prior information from humans to prioritize genes and gene-associated variants for complex traits in livestock.

Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in large human cohorts have identified thousands of loci associated with complex traits and diseases. For identifying the genes and gene-associated variants that underlie complex traits in livestock, especially where sample sizes are limiting, it may help to in...

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Main Authors: Biaty Raymond, Loic Yengo, Roy Costilla, Chris Schrooten, Aniek C Bouwman, Ben J Hayes, Roel F Veerkamp, Peter M Visscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008780