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Genetic modifiers in rare disorders: the case of fragile X syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2021
Crawford Hayley, Scerif Gaia, Wilde Lucy, Beggs Andrew, Stockton Joanne, Sandhu Pria, Shelley Lauren, Oliver Chris, McCleery Joseph
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Methods employed in genome-wide association studies are not feasible ways to explore genotype-phenotype associations in rare disorders due to limited statistical power. An alternative approach is to examine relationships among specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), selected a priori, and behavioural characteristics. Here, we adopt this strategy to examine relationships between three SNPs (5-HTTLPR,...
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