Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Pathogen exposure misclassification can bias association signals in GWAS of infectious diseases when using population-based common controls
Dylan Duchen, Candelaria Vergara, Chloe L. Thio…·Priya Duggal
This study shows that using population-based common controls in GWAS of infectious diseases can lead to biased effect estimates and spurious associations due to unaccounted pathogen exposure.