Chunk #82 — Disease association results — Disease models

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Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls.

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It is of interest to consider which statistical models best describe the data at and between loci that are strongly associated with disease status. Biological interpretation of these statistical models is not straightforward but they can help in choosing more powerful statistical tools for detecting associations.