Human population structure and genetic association studies.

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Population substructure and recent admixture may confound the results of genetic association studies in unrelated individuals, leading to a potential excess of both false positive and false negative results. The possibility of false associations depends on the population sampled, the trait being studied and the marker being tested. Although family based tests of association avoid the possibility of confounding...

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