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Chunk #33 — Methods — Cross-Trait LD Score Regression

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An atlas of genetic correlations across human diseases and traits.
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If we know the correct value of the intercept term ρNsN1N2 ahead of time, we can reduce the standard error by constraining the intercept to this value using the -constrain-intercept flag in ldsc (for pairs of binary traits, we give a corresponding expression in terms of the number of overlapping cases and controls in the Supplementary Note). Note that this works even when there is known nonzero sample overlap