Identity-by-descent mapping to detect rare variants conferring susceptibility to multiple sclerosis.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified around 60 common variants associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), but these loci only explain a fraction of the heritability of MS. Some missing heritability may be caused by rare variants that have been suggested to play an important role in t...

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Main Authors: Rui Lin, Jac Charlesworth, Jim Stankovich, Victoria M Perreau, Matthew A Brown, ANZgene Consortium, Bruce V Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23472070/pdf/?tool=EBI