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The influence of regression models on genome-wide association studies of alcohol dependence: a comparison of binary and quantitative analyses.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Feb 2021
Li Wenqianglong, Thygesen Johan Hilge, O'Brien Niamh Louise, Heydtmann Mathis, Smith Iain, Degenhardt Franziska, Nöthen Markus Maria, Morgan Marsha Yvonne, Bass Nicholas James, McQuillin Andrew
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INTRODUCTION: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) offer a platform to detect genetic risk loci. However, the majority of the ADS GWAS undertaken, to date, have utilized a case-control design and have failed to identify consistently replicable loci with the exception of protective variants within the alcohol metabolizing genes, notably ADH1B. The ADS phenotype shows...
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