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Inclusion bias affects common variant discovery and replication in a health-system linked biobank.
American journal of human genetics - 2 Apr 2026
Pimplaskar Aditya, Qiu Junqiong, Lapinska Sandra, Tozzo Veronica, Chiang Jeffrey N, Pasaniuc Bogdan, Olde Loohuis Loes M
Abstract excerpt
Electronic health record (EHR)-linked biobanks hold promise for precision medicine by enabling association studies between genetic variants and clinical phenotypes for individual risk assessment. However, most biobanks use opt-in consent protocols to recruit individuals interacting with healthcare systems. This strategy may lead to both participation and recruitment bias, the effects of which on genetic analyses...
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