A simple and improved correction for population stratification in case-control studies

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 921-930

  Epstein, Michael P ^a   Allen, Andrew S ^c   Satten, Glen A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LCT GENE; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SHORT STATURE; TALL STATURE;

EID: 34247585477     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516842     Document Type: Article

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