Chunk #19 — 2 Methods — 2.7 Implementation

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Fast and efficient QTL mapper for thousands of molecular phenotypes.

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(2) Confounding factors such as population stratification and experimental batch effects have to be considered to prevent spurious associations. To do so, FastQTL can residualize both the genotypes and the phenotypes for quantitative and/or qualitative covariates prior to any association testing.