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A regularized regression approach for dissecting genetic conflicts that increase disease risk in pregnancy.
Statistical applications in genetics and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2009
Li Shaoyu, Lu Qing, Fu Wenjiang, Romero Roberto, Cui Yuehua
Abstract excerpt
Human diseases developed during pregnancy could be caused by the direct effects of both maternal and fetal genes, and/or by the indirect effects caused by genetic conflicts. Genetic conflicts exist when the effects of fetal genes are opposed by the effects of maternal genes, or when there is a conflict between the maternal and paternal genes within the fetal genome. The two types of genetic conflicts involve the...
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