Editorial: Once and again - Issues surrounding replication in genetic association studies

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Hirschhorn, JN
Altshuler, D
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[1] Childrens Hosp, Div Genet & Endocrinol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[4] MIT, Whitehead Ctr Genome Res, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[5] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Mol Biol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
[6] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Diabet Unit, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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10.1210/jc.2002-021329
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R5 [内科学];
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