iLOCi: a SNP interaction prioritization technique for detecting epistasis in genome-wide association studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) do not provide a full account of the heritability of genetic diseases since gene-gene interactions, also known as epistasis are not considered in single locus GWAS. To address this problem, a co...

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Main Authors: Piriyapongsa Jittima, Ngamphiw Chumpol, Intarapanich Apichart, Kulawonganunchai Supasak, Assawamakin Anunchai, Bootchai Chaiwat, Shaw Philip J, Tongsima Sissades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics