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Overview of Statistical Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
1Biosciences Research Division, Department of Primary Industries, Bundoora, VIC, Australia.
Abstract:
This chapter provides an overview of statistical methods for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in animals, plants, and humans. The simplest form of GWAS, a marker-by-marker analysis, is illustrated with a simple example. The problem of selecting a significance threshold that accounts for the large amount of multiple testing that occurs in GWAS is discussed. Population structure causes false positive associations in GWAS if not accounted for, and methods to deal with this are presented. Methodology for more complex models for GWAS, including haplotype-based approaches, accounting for identical by descent versus identical by state, and fitting all markers simultaneously are described and illustrated with examples.
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