The nature of confounding in genome-wide association studies.
Nat Rev Genet
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| Abstract | The authors argue that population structure per se is not a problem in genome-wide association studies - the true sources are the environment and the genetic background, and the latter is greatly underappreciated. They conclude that mixed models effectively address this issue. |
| Year of Publication | 2013
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| Journal | Nat Rev Genet
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| Volume | 14
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| Issue | 1
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| Pages | 1-2
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| Date Published | 2013 Jan
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| ISSN | 1471-0064
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| DOI | 10.1038/nrg3382
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| PubMed ID | 23165185
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| Grant list | HG002790 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
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