Obstacles and opportunities in meta-analysis of genetic association studies.

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Genetic association studies have the potential to advance our understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships, especially for common, complex diseases where other approaches, such as linkage, are less powerful. Unfortunately, many reported studies are not replicated or corroborated. This lack of reproducibility has many potential causes, relating to study design, sample size, and power issues, and from sources...

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