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Gonçalo R. Abecasis

Researcher at University of Michigan

Publications -  629
Citations -  271012

Gonçalo R. Abecasis is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome-wide association study & Population. The author has an hindex of 179, co-authored 595 publications receiving 230323 citations. Previous affiliations of Gonçalo R. Abecasis include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics.

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Linkage disequilibrium: ancient history drives the new genetics.

TL;DR: The importance of using appropriate statistical procedures, such as the false discovery rate, to maximize the chances of success in large scale association studies is highlighted.
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A Low-Frequency Inactivating AKT2 Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Alisa K. Manning, +312 more
- 01 Jul 2017 - 
TL;DR: The allelic spectrum for coding variants in AKT2 associated with disorders of glucose homeostasis is extended and bidirectional effects of variants within the pleckstrin homology domain ofAKT2 are demonstrated.
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Inflammation in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration.

TL;DR: Age-related macular degeneration primarily affects the macular region of the retina; early signs of the disease include the appearance of soft drusen and regions of altered pigmentation in the retina, whereas advanced stages exhibit choroidal neovascularisation or atrophy of photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium.
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GAS Power Calculator: web-based power calculator for genetic association studies

TL;DR: The Genetic Association Study (GAS) Power Calculator is developed to provide users with a simple interface that can be compute the power of genetic association studies in a convenient browser based interface.