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A novel test for gene-ancestry interactions in genome-wide association data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Davies Joanna L, Cazier Jean-Baptiste, Dunlop Malcolm G, Houlston Richard S, Tomlinson Ian P, Holmes Chris C
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association study (GWAS) data on a disease are increasingly available from multiple related populations. In this scenario, meta-analyses can improve power to detect homogeneous genetic associations, but if there exist ancestry-specific effects, via interactions on genetic background or with a causal effect that co-varies with genetic background, then these will typically be obscured. To address this...
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