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The Impact of Ancestry on Genome-Wide Association Studies.
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing - 1 Jan 2025
Jones Steven Christopher, Cardone Katie M, Bradford Yuki, Tishkoff Sarah A, Ritchie Marylyn D
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are an important tool for the study of complex disease genetics. Decisions regarding the quality control (QC) procedures employed as part of a GWAS can have important implications on the results and their biological interpretation. Many GWAS have been conducted predominantly in cohorts of European ancestry, but many initiatives aim to increase the representation of diverse...
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