Meta-analysis of SNPs involved in variance heterogeneity using Levene's test for equal variances

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 427-430

  Deng, Wei Q ^a   Asma, Senay ^b   Paré, Guillaume ^a,b,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

genetic interactions; Levene's test; meta analysis; multiple hypothesis testing; variance heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS INDEX; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84894356274     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.166     Document Type: Article

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