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Multivariate Analysis of Anthropometric Traits Using Summary Statistics of Genome-Wide Association Studies from GIANT Consortium.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Park Haeil, Li Xiaoyin, Song Yeunjoo E, He Karen Y, Zhu Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
Meta-analysis of single trait for multiple cohorts has been used for increasing statistical power in genome-wide association studies (GWASs). Although hundreds of variants have been identified by GWAS, these variants only explain a small fraction of phenotypic variation. Cross-phenotype association analysis (CPASSOC) can further improve statistical power by searching for variants that contribute to multiple...
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