Clustering by genetic ancestry using genome-wide SNP data
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Population stratification can cause spurious associations in a genome-wide association study (GWAS), and occurs when differences in allele frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are due to ancestral differences between...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/108 |