Evaluation of an approximation method for assessment of overall significance of multiple-dependent tests in a genomewide association study

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 861-866

  Moskvina, Valentina ^a   O'Dushlaine, Colm ^b,c   Purcell, Shaun ^b,c   Craddock, Nick ^a   Holmans, Peter ^a   O'Donovan, Michael C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

Author keywords

GWAS; Multiple dependent tests; Set based analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 82355190215     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: 10982272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20636     Document Type: Article

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