A method to estimate the contribution of regional genetic associations to complex traits from summary association statistics

Despite considerable efforts, known genetic associations only explain a small fraction of predicted heritability. Regional associations combine information from multiple contiguous genetic variants and can improve variance explained at established association loci. However, regional associations are...

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Main Authors: Pare, Guillaume, Mao, Shihong, Deng, Wei Q.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897708/