Mitochondrial DNA as a Risk Factor for False Positives in Case-Control Association Studies

Antonio Salas; Joanna L. Elson

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2015.03.002

Volume 42 Issue 4

Apr. 2015

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Mitochondrial DNA as a Risk Factor for False Positives in Case-Control Association Studies

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2015.03.002

Antonio Salas^a,
Joanna L. Elson^{b, c}

a
Unidade de Xenética, Instituto de Medicina Legal, and Departamento de Anatomía Patolóxica e Ciencias Forenses, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia 15782, Spain
b
Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
c
Centre for Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: antonio.salas@usc.es (Antonio Salas)
Received Date: 2014-11-12
Accepted Date: 2015-03-10
Rev Recd Date: 2015-02-12

Available Online: 2015-03-17

Publish Date: 2015-04-20

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