Learning Objectives

  • Identify effects of population structure on GWAS
  • Interpret principal components of the genotype matrix
  • Correct for population structure

Slides

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VYfx0coU5HKQLXwbo5yr7XvgJeqt8Hdf/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100565019341850449624&rtpof=true&sd=true

References

  • J. Novembre, et al “Genes mirror geography within Europe,” Nature, vol. 456, no. 7218, pp. 98–101, Aug. 2008.

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Haky Im (2022). Lecture 5 - Population Structure - PCA. BIOS 25328 Cancer Genomics Class Notes. /post/2022/04/11/lecture-5-population-structure-pca/

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@misc{
  title = "Lecture 5 - Population Structure - PCA",
  author = "Haky Im",
  year = "2022",
  journal = "BIOS 25328 Cancer Genomics Class Notes",
  note = "/post/2022/04/11/lecture-5-population-structure-pca/"
}