PLOS Genetics
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01/10/2025
research article
metaGE: Investigating genotype x environment interactions through GWAS meta-analysis
metaGE identifies QTLs, providing valuable insights into the genetic architecture of complex traits and QTL effects and the statistical approach is available as an R package.
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01/07/2025
methods
Improving polygenic prediction from summary data by learning patterns of effect sharing across multiple phenotypes
mr.mash is a multi-phenotype method that improves the accuracy of predictions by using methods that model multiple phenotypes jointly and account for shared effects.
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01/21/2025
research article
Multi-modal investigation reveals pathogenic features of diverse DDX3X missense mutations
This study reveals new mechanisms by which clinically distinct DDX3X missense mutations differentially impair neurodevelopment.
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