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Genome-wide association studies and large-scale collaborations in epidemiology

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This research was supported in part by grants HL078888, and HL080295, HL085251, HL087652 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Psaty). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health.

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Dr. Psaty serves on a data safety monitoring committee for a clinical trial funded by Zoll-Lifecor.

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Psaty, B.M., Hofman, A. Genome-wide association studies and large-scale collaborations in epidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol 25, 525–529 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-010-9487-8

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