A GWAS is conducted on a cohort of individuals with a disease that has a suspected genetic component. A cohort of individuals who do not have the disease, but come from the same population, is studied as a control. 12 SNPs are found to be significantly associated with the disease. Which of the following is true? A. The 12 SNPs are linked to variants that contribute to the disease phenotypes.
B. All of the affected individuals will have some subset of these 12 SNPs.
C. The 12 SNPs identified contribute to the disease phenotypes.
D. All of the affected individuals will have this set of 12 SNPs.