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Comment
. 2011 Jul 15;89(1):191-3; author reply 193-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.025.

Population structure can inflate SNP-based heritability estimates

Sharon R Browning, Brian L Browning
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Population structure can inflate SNP-based heritability estimates

Sharon R Browning et al. Am J Hum Genet. .
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