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Further improvements to linear mixed models for genome-wide association studies.
Scientific reports - 12 Nov 2014
Widmer Christian, Lippert Christoph, Weissbrod Omer, Fusi Nicolo, Kadie Carl, Davidson Robert, Listgarten Jennifer, Heckerman David
Abstract excerpt
We examine improvements to the linear mixed model (LMM) that better correct for population structure and family relatedness in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). LMMs rely on the estimation of a genetic similarity matrix (GSM), which encodes the pairwise similarity between every two individuals in a cohort. These similarities are estimated from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or other genetic...
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