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Cohort

Definition
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A cohort is a defined group of individuals assembled for study, often with shared recruitment, phenotyping, and genotyping protocols.

Topics
Epidemiology
Related
Ancestry Case-Control Study Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS)

Why it matters in GWAS

Cohort design drives phenotype depth, relatedness structure, and participation bias; meta-analysis combines summary statistics from multiple cohorts.

Example usage

"The cohort included participants from multiple recruitment sites with harmonized phenotypes and genotype QC."

Ancestry Case-Control Study Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) GWAS Meta-Analysis Participation Bias Phenotype Proxy Phenotype
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References

← Coefficient of Relationship Cohort call set →

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