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Complex Trait Genetics

Complex Trait Genetics is a branch of genetic epidemiology that investigates the genetic basis of phenotypic traits influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors, distinguished from Mendelian trait genetics by its focus on polygenic inheritance and quantitative variation.

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Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.

A. W. F. Edwards, D. S. Falconer · Biometrics · 1982 · 21.8K citations

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GCTA: A Tool for Genome-wide Complex Trait Analysis

Jian Yang, Sang Lee, Michael E. Goddard et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2010 · 9.3K citations · Full text

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Detection of widespread horizontal pleiotropy in causal relationships inferred from Mendelian randomization between complex traits and diseases

Marie Verbanck, Chia‐Yen Chen, Benjamin M. Neale et al. · Nature Genetics · 2018 · 9.2K citations

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Genetic dissection of complex traits: guidelines for interpreting and reporting linkage results

Eric S. Lander, Leonid Kruglyak · Nature Genetics · 1995 · 5.3K citations

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Common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability for human height

Jian Yang, Beben Benyamin, Brian P. McEvoy et al. · Nature Genetics · 2010 · 4.8K citations

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  1. PM
    Peter M. Visscher

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    42 publications · 26K citations

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  2. ME
    Michael E. Goddard

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    33 publications · 24.6K citations

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  3. JY
    Jian Yang

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    32 publications · 25.4K citations

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    John Blangero

    Texas Biomedical Research Institute, United States

    28 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. NG
    Nicholas G. Martin

    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

    28 publications · 9.5K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    48 h-index

    353 publications

    64.2K citations

  2. Broad Institute

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    250 publications

    67.4K citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    39 h-index

    247 publications

    63.3K citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    34 h-index

    79 publications

    31.2K citations

  5. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    32 h-index

    170 publications

    34.7K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    31 h-index

    178 publications

    46.3K citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    30 h-index

    156 publications

    38.5K citations

  8. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    29 h-index

    146 publications

    29.8K citations

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  1. The American Journal of Human Genetics

    AJHG · 48 publications · 15K citations

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  2. Nature Genetics

    36 publications · 39.1K citations

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  3. Genetic Epidemiology

    85 publications · 3.7K citations

    33

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  4. Genetics

    39 publications · 3.7K citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 52 publications · 5.7K citations

    26

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