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SUBMITTER: Chen Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379139 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Zhongxue Z Liu Qingzhong Q Wang Kai K
Statistical methods in medical research 20180730 9
Several gene- or set-based association tests have been proposed recently in the literature. Powerful statistical approaches are still highly desirable in this area. In this paper we propose a novel statistical association test, which uses information of the burden component and its complement from the genotypes. This new test statistic has a simple null distribution, which is a special and simplified variance-gamma distribution, and its <i>p</i>-value can be easily calculated. Through a comprehe ...[more]