Meta-analysis of genetic association studies supports a contribution of common variants to susceptibility to common disease

Kirk E. Lohmueller; Celeste Leigh Pearce; Malcolm C. Pike; Eric S. Lander; Joel N. Hirschhorn

doi:10.1038/ng1071

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BiologyMeta-analysisGenetic associationFalse positive paradoxGenome-wide association studyReplication (statistics)DiseaseGeneticsGenetic predispositionPublication biasSingle-nucleotide polymorphismMEDLINEGenotypeGeneStatisticsMedicineInternal medicine

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Year: 2003
Type: review
Volume: 33
Issue: 2
Pages: 177-182
Citations: 1902
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                                    Kirk E. Lohmueller, 
                                
                                    Celeste Leigh Pearce, 
                                
                                    Malcolm C. Pike
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Meta-analysis of genetic association studies supports a contribution of common variants to susceptibility to common disease. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 33
                            (2)
                            , 177-182.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1071
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng1071