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Meta-analysis of genome-wide linkage scans for renal function traits.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Feb 2012
Rao Madhumathi, Mottl Amy K, Cole Shelley A, Umans Jason G, Freedman Barry I, Bowden Donald W, Langefeld Carl D, Fox Caroline S, Yang Qiong, Cupples Adrienne, Iyengar Sudha K, Hunt Steven C, Trikalinos Thomas A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several genome scans have explored the linkage of chronic kidney disease phenotypes to chromosomic regions with disparate results. Genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA) is a quantitative method to synthesize linkage results from independent studies and assess their concordance. METHODS: We searched PubMed to identify genome linkage analyses of renal function traits in humans, such as estimated glomerular...
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