An empirical comparison of meta-analysis and mega-analysis of individual participant data for identifying gene-environment interactions.

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Published in Genet Epidemiol on April 09, 2014

Authors

Yun Ju Sung1, Karen Schwander, Donna K Arnett, Sharon L R Kardia, Tuomo Rankinen, Claude Bouchard, Eric Boerwinkle, Steven C Hunt, Dabeeru C Rao

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

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