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Chunk #29 — Methods — Admixture Determination

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A risk allele for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in African Americans is located within a region containing APOL1 and MYH9.
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a=(1−ε−ε2εε2ε1−2εεε2ε1−ε−ε2) where ε~2−40 is chosen small enough to avoid short false positives. For the admixture determination of the region in between 34,500kb and 35,500kb (NCBI 36.3 coordinates), all 242 SNPs common to the two platforms for cases and controls were used.