Whole genome sequencing and imputation in isolated populations identify genetic associations with medically-relevant complex traits
Isolated populations can provide useful information on low-frequency variants for dissecting genetic architecture of complex traits. Here, Zeggini and colleagues show enrichment of rare and low-frequency variants and 8 novel low-frequency variant signals for cardiometabolic traits in two Greek isola...
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Main Authors: |
Lorraine Southam,
Arthur Gilly,
Dániel Süveges,
Aliki-Eleni Farmaki,
Jeremy Schwartzentruber,
Ioanna Tachmazidou,
Angela Matchan,
Nigel W. Rayner,
Emmanouil Tsafantakis,
Maria Karaleftheri,
Yali Xue,
George Dedoussis,
Eleftheria Zeggini |
Format: | Article
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Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15606
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