Large upward bias in estimation of locus-specific effects from genomewide scans.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on October 09, 2001

Authors

H H Göring1, J D Terwilliger, J Blangero

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX 78245-0549, USA. hgoring@darwin.sfbr.org

Associated clinical trials:

Genetics of Atherosclerosis in Mexican Americans | NCT00005462

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