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A robust clustering algorithm for identifying problematic samples in genome-wide association studies.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2012
Bellenguez Céline, Strange Amy, Freeman Colin, Donnelly Peter, Spencer Chris C A
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SUMMARY: High-throughput genotyping arrays provide an efficient way to survey single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the genome in large numbers of individuals. Downstream analysis of the data, for example in genome-wide association studies (GWAS), often involves statistical models of genotype frequencies across individuals. The complexities of the sample collection process and the potential for errors in...
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