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Detecting two-locus associations allowing for interactions in genome-wide association studies.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) - 15 Oct 2010
Wan Xiang, Yang Can, Yang Qiang, Xue Hong, Tang Nelson L S, Yu Weichuan
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MOTIVATION: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) aim to identify genetic susceptibility to complex diseases by assaying and analyzing hundreds of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Although traditional single-locus statistical tests have identified many genetic determinants of susceptibility, those findings cannot completely explain genetic contributions to complex diseases. Marchini and...
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