Common statistical issues in genome-wide association studies: A review on power, data quality control, genotype calling and population structure

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-143

  Teo, Yik Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage; Genome wide association study; Genotyping error; Population structure; Power; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 41649087155     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e3282f5dd77     Document Type: Review

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