Fine mapping of causal HLA variants using penalised regression

The identification of risk loci in the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region using single-SNP association tests has been hampered by the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD). Penalised regression via Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) can be used as a method for selection of var...

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Main Author: Vignal, Charlotte
Other Authors: Balding, David ; Bansal, Aruna
Published: Imperial College London 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.526298