Application of a new method for GWAS in a related case/control sample with known pedigree structure: identification of new loci for nephrolithiasis.

Application of a new method for GWAS in a related case/control sample with known pedigree structure: identification of new loci for nephrolithiasis.

In contrast to large GWA studies based on thousands of individuals and large meta-analyses combining GWAS results, we analyzed a small case/control sample for uric acid nephrolithiasis. Our cohort of closely related individuals is derived from a small, genetically isolated village in Sardinia, with...

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Main Authors: Silvia Tore, Stefania Casula, Giuseppina Casu, Maria Pina Concas, Paola Pistidda, Ivana Persico, Alessandro Sassu, Giovanni Battista Maestrale, Caterina Mele, Maria Rosa Caruso, Bibiana Bonerba, Paolo Usai, Ivo Deiana, Timothy Thornton, Mario Pirastu, Paola Forabosco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3024262?pdf=render

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