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Capacitating Epistasis-Detection and Role in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits

  • Mats Pettersson
  • , Örjan Carlborg

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    Abstract

    Here, we discuss the potential role of capacitating epistasis in the genetic architecture of complex traits. Two alternative methods for identifying such gene-gene interactions in genetic association studies-mapping of variance controlling loci and the variance plane ratio (VPR) method-are introduced. An overview of the theoretical foundation of the methods is presented together with a discussion on their implementation and available software for performing these analyses. We conclude by highlighting a few examples of capacitating epistasis described in the literature and its potential impacts on the genetics of complex traits.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEpistasis : methods and protocols
    PublisherHumana Press
    Pages185-196
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4939-2155-3
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4939-2154-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Publication series

    SeriesMethods in Molecular Biology
    Number1253
    Volume1253
    ISSN1064-3745

    Keywords

    • Capacitation
    • Epistasis
    • Gene-gene interaction
    • Genetic analysis

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