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Partners in crime

Nature Genetics volume 37, pages 337–338 (2005)Cite this article

The genetic culprits that contribute to common diseases remain at large, despite dedicated sleuthing by many laboratories. A new study evaluates the power of genome-wide searches for variants acting in combination, with results that are both unexpected and encouraging.

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