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Beyond GWAS: from simple associations to functional insights.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Jan 2022
Ishigaki Kazuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Each human, when born, has slightly different DNA sequences, which make each of us unique. The variations in DNA sequences are called genetic variants. The primary aim of genome-wide association study (GWAS) is to detect associations between genetic variants and human phenotypes. Since GWAS focuses on germ-line variants, there is no reverse causation. Therefore, GWAS is one of the few tools that can assess the...
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