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Sex-specific differences in effect size estimates at established complex trait loci.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Oct 2012
Orozco Gisela, Ioannidis John P A, Morris Andrew, Zeggini Eleftheria
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BACKGROUND: Genetic differences between men and women may contribute to sex differences in prevalence and progression of many common complex diseases. Using the WTCCC GWAS, we analysed whether there are sex-specific differences in effect size estimates at 142 established loci for seven complex diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes (T1D), Crohn's disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, coronary...
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