Genetic predictors of participation in optional components of UK Biobank

oleh: Jessica Tyrrell, Jie Zheng, Robin Beaumont, Kathryn Hinton, Tom G. Richardson, Andrew R. Wood, George Davey Smith, Timothy M. Frayling, Kate Tilling

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

Large BioBank studies are commonly used in GWAS, but may be biased by factors affecting participation and dropout. Here the authors show that some of the factors affecting participation may have underlying genetic components.