Control of confounding of genetic associations in stratified populations

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1492-1504

  Hoggart, Clive J ^a   Parra, Esteban J ^b   Shriver, Mark D ^b   Bonilla, Carolina ^b   Kittles, Rick A ^c   Clayton, David G ^d   McKeigue, Paul M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037648359     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375613     Document Type: Article

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