GCTA: a tool for genome-wide complex trait analysis.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on December 17, 2010

Authors

Jian Yang1, S Hong Lee, Michael E Goddard, Peter M Visscher

Author Affiliations

1: Queensland Statistical Genetics Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia. jian.yang@qimr.edu.au

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