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The impact of non-additive genetic associations on age-related complex diseases.
Nature communications - 23 Apr 2021
Guindo-Martínez Marta, Amela Ramon, Bonàs-Guarch Silvia, Puiggròs Montserrat, Salvoro Cecilia, Miguel-Escalada Irene, Carey Caitlin E, Cole Joanne B, Rüeger Sina, Atkinson Elizabeth, Leong Aaron, Sanchez Friman, Ramon-Cortes Cristian, Ejarque Jorge, Palmer Duncan S, Kurki Mitja, Aragam Krishna, Florez Jose C, Badia Rosa M, Mercader Josep M, Torrents David
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are not fully comprehensive, as current strategies typically test only the additive model, exclude the X chromosome, and use only one reference panel for genotype imputation. We implement an extensive GWAS strategy, GUIDANCE, which improves genotype imputation by using multiple reference panels and includes the analysis of the X chromosome and non-additive models to test for...
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