Statistical Methods for Multiple Testing in Genome-Wide Association Studies

In Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) the aim is to look for associationbetween genetic markers and phenotype (disease). For each genetic marker weperform an hypothesis test. Since the number of markers is high (in the order of hundred thousands), we use multiple hypothesis tests. One popular st...

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Main Author: Halle, Kari Krizak
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for matematiske fag 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-18503