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Methods for testing association between uncertain genotypes and quantitative traits.
Biostatistics (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2011
Kutalik Zoltán, Johnson Toby, Bochud Murielle, Mooser Vincent, Vollenweider Peter, Waeber Gérard, Waterworth Dawn, Beckmann Jacques S, Bergmann Sven
Abstract excerpt
Interpretability and power of genome-wide association studies can be increased by imputing unobserved genotypes, using a reference panel of individuals genotyped at higher marker density. For many markers, genotypes cannot be imputed with complete certainty, and the uncertainty needs to be taken into account when testing for association with a given phenotype. In this paper, we compare currently available methods...
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