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A randomization test for controlling population stratification in whole-genome association studies.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Kimmel Gad, Jordan Michael I, Halperin Eran, Shamir Ron, Karp Richard M
Abstract excerpt
Population stratification can be a serious obstacle in the analysis of genomewide association studies. We propose a method for evaluating the significance of association scores in whole-genome cohorts with stratification. Our approach is a randomization test akin to a standard permutation test. It conditions on the genotype matrix and thus takes into account not only the population structure but also the complex...
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