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A robust test for X-chromosome genetic association accounting for X-chromosome inactivation and imprinting.
Genetics research - 1 Apr 2020
Zhang Yu, Xu Si-Qi, Liu Wei, Fung Wing Kam, Zhou Ji-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
The X chromosome is known to play an important role in many sex-specific diseases. However, only a few single-nucleotide polymorphisms on the X chromosome have been found to be associated with diseases. Compared to the autosomes, conducting association tests on the X chromosome is more intractable due to the difference in the number of X chromosomes between females and males. On the other hand, X-chromosome...
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