MR-predictor: A simulation engine for Mendelian Randomization studies

Bioinformatics

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 3432-3434

  Voight, Benjamin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENOTYPE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GENOTYPE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84925553662     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 14602059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu564     Document Type: Article

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