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Dataset

NG00026 - University of Pittsburgh GWAS

Overview

The University of Pittsburgh GWAS dataset contains 2440 Caucasian case/controls run on the Illumina Omni1-Quad to identify risk and age-at-onset genes for AD. All AD cases met NINCDS/ADRDA criteria for probable or definite AD.

UPITT is a GWAS dataset used in the replication stage of the ADGC Naj et al. meta-analysis from 2011. It is one of the five cohorts assembled by ADGC to replicate genetic variant findings in LOAD.

Detailed information about the dataset is provided in the following document: NG00026_UPitt_README.txt

Molecular Data Type

Disease

AD
Submission date: 
9/5/2012
Samples

Cases- 1440
Controls- 1000

Phenotypes
Markers

1040526

Platform
PI Information