Article
Fast linear mixed model computations for genome-wide association studies with longitudinal data.
Statistics in medicine - 15 Jan 2013
Sikorska Karolina, Rivadeneira Fernando, Groenen Patrick J F, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, Eilers Paul H C, Lesaffre Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies are characterized by a huge number of statistical tests performed to discover new disease-related genetic variants [in the form of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)] in human DNA. Many SNPs have been identified for cross-sectionally measured phenotypes. However, there is a growing interest in genetic determinants of the evolution of traits over time. Dealing with correlated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
