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Identifying X-chromosome variants associated with age-related macular degeneration.
Human molecular genetics - 6 Dec 2024
Grunin Michelle, Igo Robert P, Song Yeunjoo E, Blanton Susan H, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Haines Jonathan L
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PURPOSE: In genome-wide association studies (GWAS), X chromosome (ChrX) variants are often not investigated. Sex-specific effects and ChrX-specific quality control (QC) are needed to examine these effects. Previous GWAS identified 52 autosomal variants associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) via the International AMD Genomics Consortium (IAMDGC), but did not analyze ChrX. Therefore¸ our goal was to...
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