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Genetic and functional evidence for a locus controlling otitis media at chromosome 10q26.3Otitis media (OM) is a common childhood disease characterised by middle ear effusion and inflammation.
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Candidate gene association study for diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 2 diabetes: the Candidate gene Association Resource (CARe)To investigate whether variants in cardiovascular candidate genes, some of which have been previously associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), diabetic...
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Comparison of Methods to Account for Relatedness in Genome-Wide Association Studies with Family-Based DataHere we compare the performance of several LMM approaches (and software implementations, including EMMAX, GenABEL, FaST-LMM, Mendel, GEMMA and MMM) via their...
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Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagusBarrett's esophagus is an increasingly common disease that is strongly associated with reflux of stomach acid and usually a hiatus hernia, and it strongly...
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Genome-wide association study of intraocular pressure identifies the GLCCI1/ICA1 region as a glaucoma susceptibility locusWe found a novel association between intraocular pressure and a common variant at 7p21 near to GLCCI1 and ICA1.
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Genetic and functional evaluation of the role of DLL1 in susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in IndiaChromosome 6q26-27 is linked to susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil and Sudan.
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Statistical adjustment of genotyping error in a case-control study of childhood leukaemiaGenotyping has become more cost-effective and less invasive with the use of buccal cell...
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Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagusBarrett's esophagus is an increasingly common disease that is strongly associated with reflux of stomach acid and usually a hiatus hernia,...
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Common variants near ATM are associated with glycemic response to metformin in type 2 diabetesMetformin is the most commonly used pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes. We report a genome-wide association study for glycemic response to metformin...
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TLR1/2 activation during Heterologous prime-boost vaccination (DNA-MVA) enhances CD8+ T cell responses providingLeishmania (Viannia) parasites present particular challenges, as human and murine immune responses to infection are distinct from other Leishmania species