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Knowledge-driven multi-locus analysis reveals gene-gene interactions influencing HDL cholesterol level in two independent EMR-linked biobanks.
PloS one - 11 May 2011
Turner Stephen D, Berg Richard L, Linneman James G, Peissig Peggy L, Crawford Dana C, Denny Joshua C, Roden Dan M, McCarty Catherine A, Ritchie Marylyn D, Wilke Russell A
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are routinely being used to examine the genetic contribution to complex human traits, such as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Although HDL-C levels are highly heritable (h(2)∼0.7), the genetic determinants identified through GWAS contribute to a small fraction of the variance in this trait. Reasons for this discrepancy may include rare variants, structural...
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