Genomic control to the extreme

B Devlin, SA Bacanu, K Roeder - Nature genetics, 2004 - nature.com
… is Genomic Control (GC). In this communication we clarify how and when to use GC. We
also describe a refined approach to GC, which should be used when GC is applied to extreme

Genomic convergence in the adaptation to extreme environments

S Xu, J Wang, Z Guo, Z He, S Shi - Plant communications, 2020 - cell.com
… In this review, we summarize cases of genomic convergence in these taxa to examine
the extent and type of genomic convergence during the process of adaptation to extreme

Population structure, differential bias and genomic control in a large-scale, case-control association study

DG Clayton, NM Walker, DJ Smyth, R Pask… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
… to the case-control status so that case-control status could not … sequences with SNPs in the
genome vary widely in their ease of … Our initial results showed some extreme associations that …

The power of genomic control

SA Bacanu, B Devlin, K Roeder - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2000 - cell.com
… the discrepancy in power becomes more extreme. When population substructure is present,
… We also explore general issues of power and implementation of GC within the case-control

Compact genome of the Antarctic midge is likely an adaptation to an extreme environment

JL Kelley, JT Peyton, AS Fiston-Lavier… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
… of this fly can be expected to offer insights into genomic processes and genome evolution …
are unique genomic adaptations to cope with extreme environments. The genome we present …

Genome-Wide Association Study of Blood Pressure Extremes Identifies Variant near UMOD Associated with Hypertension

S Padmanabhan, O Melander, T Johnson… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
… a genome-wide association study in 1,621 hypertensive cases and 1,699 controls and
follow-up validation analyses in 19,845 cases and 16,541 controls using an extreme case-control

A critical evaluation of genomic control methods for genetic association studies

T Dadd, ME Weale, CM Lewis - Genetic Epidemiology: The …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic control (GC) can be used to correct χ 2 test statistics which are presumed to be …
We assess the behavior of GC methods in imbalanced case‐control studies using simulation. …

Genomic control, a new approach to genetic-based association studies

B Devlin, K Roeder, L Wasserman - Theoretical population biology, 2001 - Elsevier
… The bias in a case–control study with a rare Mendelian disease. We simulated a extreme
case of population substructure: only two subpopulations and Fst=0.01. (Top) The distribution …

Two new Loci for body-weight regulation identified in a joint analysis of genome-wide association studies for early-onset extreme obesity in French and german study …

A Scherag, C Dina, A Hinney, V Vatin, S Scherag… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
… We identified two new genomic loci associated with paediatric obesity on chromosomes
1q43–q44 and 8p23.1 by a meta-analysis of two GWAS for early onset extreme obesity with a …

Genome-wide association study using extreme truncate selection identifies novel genes affecting bone mineral density and fracture risk

EL Duncan, P Danoy, JP Kemp, PJ Leo… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
… an extreme truncate design in any disease. We have identified two new BMD loci at genome-wide
… Our study also provides strong support that the use of extreme truncate selection is an …