Principal-component-based multivariate regression for genetic association studies of metabolic syndrome components
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Quantitative traits often underlie risk for complex diseases. For example, weight and body mass index (BMI) underlie the human abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome. Many attempts have been made to identify quantitative trait loci (QT...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | BMC Genetics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/100 |