Combining information from related meta-analyses of genetic association studies

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-115

  Thompson, J R ^a   Minelli, C ^b   Abrams, K R ^a   Thakkinstian, A ^c   Attia, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allele frequency; Bayesian methods; Genetic association studies; Genetic model; Hardy Weinberg equilibrium; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149085925     PISSN: 00359254     EISSN: 14679876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9876.2007.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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