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Nature Methods 5, 918–919 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmeth1108-918a

SNPing away at anonymity

Natalie de Souza

In the last few years there has been a proliferation of genome-wide association studies, in which relationships are mapped between genomic sequence variants and predisposition to a disease or a trait of interest. These studies depend upon the participation of thousands of individuals in the research process.