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Methods to investigate gene-strata interaction in genome-wide association meta-analyses on the example of obesity

URN to cite this document:
urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-322896
DOI to cite this document:
10.5283/epub.32289
Winkler, Thomas
Date of publication of this fulltext: 05 Aug 2016 04:57


Abstract (English)

While genome-wide association meta-analyses (GWAMA) have largely contributed to the understanding of the genetics of complex diseases, such as obesity, little has been known about whether or not the genetic effects differ between strata, such as between men and women, or between smokers and non-smokers. Thus, this work focused on stratified GWAMA screening approaches to identify variants with ...

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Translation of the abstract (German)

Genomweite Assoziations Meta-Analysen (GWAMAs) haben wesentlich zum besseren Verständnis der Genetik von komplexen Krankheiten, wie z.B. Adipositas, beigetragen. Allerdings ist wenig darüber bekannt, ob sich genetische Effekte zwischen Subgruppen, wie z.B. zwischen Männern und Frauen oder zwischen Rauchern und Nichtrauchern, unterscheiden. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasste sich daher mit ...

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