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SNP set association analysis for familial data.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Dec 2012
Schifano Elizabeth D, Epstein Michael P, Bielak Lawrence F, Jhun Min A, Kardia Sharon L R, Peyser Patricia A, Lin Xihong
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are a popular approach for identifying common genetic variants and epistatic effects associated with a disease phenotype. The traditional statistical analysis of such GWAS attempts to assess the association between each individual single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the observed phenotype. Recently, kernel machine-based tests for association between a SNP set (e.g.,...
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