Robustness of the linear mixed effects model to error distribution assumptions and the consequences for genome-wide association studies
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DOI: 10.1515/sagmb-2013-0066
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ALSPAC; genome-wide association; longitudinal studies; misspecificiation; mixed model; robustness;All these keywords.
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