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One of the causes for conflicting results in candidate gene studies and in particular for spurious associations is believed to be population stratification or admixture [ 25 ] . Population stratification refers to the presence of subgroups, e.g. ethnic groups, in the sample and can potentially cause a spurious association between the locus and trait.
Furthermore, in sections where one of the antisera (either MIF or TH/SP) had been omitted, but still processed for double immunofluorescence, only the appropriate immunoreactivity was observed, indicating that the secondary antibodies were not cross reacting to produce spurious labeling (data not shown).
Botto and her colleagues may have identified the reason behind this somewhat surprising observation as a spurious consequence of the gene-targeting process.
Hence, we need to calibrate this process so that we can differentiate real patterns from spurious ones.
The problem with this book is knowing which entries are genuine and which spurious.