Combining information from related meta-analyses of genetic association studies

• Main Authors: J. R. Thompson, C. Minelli, K. R. Abrams, A. Thakkinstian, J. Attia
• Other Authors: University of Leicester
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Decision Sciences; Mathematics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19153
• Institution: Mahidol University

When synthesizing data from genetic association studies researchers frequently perform several related meta-analyses, perhaps on different polymorphisms of the same gene, or on different outcomes, or they might define subgroups of studies by factors such as ethnicity, gender or study design. Current...