Imputation-based meta-analysis of severe malaria in three African populations.

Imputation-based meta-analysis of severe malaria in three African populations.

Combining data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted at different locations, using genotype imputation and fixed-effects meta-analysis, has been a powerful approach for dissecting complex disease genetics in populations of European ancestry. Here we investigate the feasibility of app...

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Main Authors: Gavin Band, Quang Si Le, Luke Jostins, Matti Pirinen, Katja Kivinen, Muminatou Jallow, Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof, Kalifa Bojang, Margaret Pinder, Giorgio Sirugo, David J Conway, Vysaul Nyirongo, David Kachala, Malcolm Molyneux, Terrie Taylor, Carolyne Ndila, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh, Thomas N Williams, Daniel Alcock, Robert Andrews, Sarah Edkins, Emma Gray, Christina Hubbart, Anna Jeffreys, Kate Rowlands, Kathrin Schuldt, Taane G Clark, Kerrin S Small, Yik Ying Teo, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, Kirk A Rockett, Jeffrey C Barrett, Chris C A Spencer, Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, Malaria Genomic Epidemiological Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3662650?pdf=render

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