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Meta-morphosis

Gregory A Petsko

Author Affiliations

Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110, USA

Genome Biology 2008, 9:111 doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-10-111

Published: 3 November 2008

Meta-analysis is a popular way to try to get the most out of different studies linking genes and disease. But there are cons as well as pros.