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In contrast to standard methodology for multilocus analysis, which has focused on the dimension reduction of the data, our multilocus association-clustering test profits from the availability of large numbers of genetic loci by detecting clusters of loci that are associated with the phenotype.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results: The approach is computationally fast and powerful, enabling the simultaneous association testing of large genomic regions. Even the entire genome or certain chromosomes can be tested simultaneously. Using simulation studies, the properties of the approach are evaluated. In an application to a genome-wide association study for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, we illustrate the practical relevance of the proposed method by simultaneously testing all genotyped loci of the genome-wide association study and by testing each chromosome individually. Our findings suggest that statistical methodology that incorporates spatial-clustering information will be especially useful in whole-genome sequencing studies in which millions or billions of base pairs are recorded and grouped by genomic regions or genes, and are tested jointly for association.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Availability and implementation: Implementation of the approach is available upon request.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Contact: daq412@mail.harvard.edu<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Supplementary information: \u00a0Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/bioinformatics\/btt654","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,22]],"date-time":"2013-11-22T01:49:40Z","timestamp":1385084980000},"page":"157-164","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["On the simultaneous association analysis of large genomic regions: a massive multi-locus association 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