About this Event
Free Event
This workshop will cover many of the steps needed to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS), with a focus on musculoskeletal (MSK) traits and outcomes.
Discussion points:
- GWAS study design
- What can be a learned from a GWAS
- Regulatory and compliance steps needed to gain access to genome-wide genotype data
- Common file types used for genome-wide genotype data
- Quality control (QC) approaches
- Association testing methods and result interpretation
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