Meta-Qtest: meta-analysis of quadratic test for rare variants

Abstract Background In genome-wide association studies (GWASs), meta-analysis has been widely used to improve statistical power by combining the results of different studies. Meta-analysis can detect phenotype associated variants that are failed to be detected in single studies. Especially, in biome...

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Main Authors: Jieun Ka, Jaehoon Lee, Yongkang Kim, Bermseok Oh, T2D-GENES Consortium, Taesung Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-019-0516-5