GWAS

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GWAS (plural GWASs or GWASes)

Acronym of genome-wide association study: an analysis of allelic association for genes or genetic markers throughout a genome.

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We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of rosacea symptom severity with data from 73 265 research participants of European ancestry from the 23andMe customer base. Source: Internet

The results implied that SNP prior information including annotation categories and total LD score in conjunction with heterozygosity can be leveraged to increase power for gene discovery in GWAS of neuroticism. Source: Internet

To test associations between HLA allele dosages and rosacea symptom severity, linear regression was performed using the same set of covariates used in the SNP-based GWAS. Source: Internet

The team carried out GWAS on 993 laryngeal cancer patients. Source: Internet

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