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What does heritability of Alzheimer's disease represent?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Baker Emily, Leonenko Ganna, Schmidt Karl Michael, Hill Matthew, Myers Amanda J, Shoai Maryam, de Rojas Itziar, Tesi Niccoló, Holstege Henne, van der Flier Wiesje M, Pijnenburg Yolande A L, Ruiz Agustin, Hardy John, van der Lee Sven, Escott-Price Valentina
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INTRODUCTION: Both late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ageing have a strong genetic component. In each case, many associated variants have been discovered, but how much missing heritability remains to be discovered is debated. Variability in the estimation of SNP-based heritability could explain the differences in reported heritability. METHODS: We compute heritability in five large independent cohorts (N =...
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