Theoretical formulation of principal components analysis to detect and correct for population stratification.

The Eigenstrat method, based on principal components analysis (PCA), is commonly used both to quantify population relationships in population genetics and to correct for population stratification in genome-wide association studies. However, it can be difficult to make appropriate inference about pop...

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Main Authors: Jianzhong Ma, Christopher I Amos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2941459?pdf=render