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The nature of confounding in genome-wide association studies.
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Vilhjálmsson, BJ, and Nordborg M. |
| Abstract | The authors argue that population structure per se is not a problem in genome-wide association studies - the true sources are the environment and the genetic background, and the latter is greatly underappreciated. They conclude that mixed models effectively address this issue. |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Journal | Nature reviews. Genetics |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Date Published (YYYY/MM/DD) | 2012/12/18 |
| ISSN Number | 1471-0056 |
| DOI | 10.1038/nrg3382 |
| PubMed | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23165185?dopt=Abstract |




