# Identify independent signals in a gwas locus

**URL:** <https://discuss.hail.is/t/identify-independent-signals-in-a-gwas-locus/958>\
**Category:** Hail Query & hailctl\
**Created:** [May 17, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/identify-independent-signals-in-a-gwas-locus/958 "2019-05-17T20:32:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhchung](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/jhchung/32/269_2.png) [@jhchung](https://discuss.hail.is/u/jhchung)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/identify-independent-signals-in-a-gwas-locus/958/1 "2019-05-17T20:32:25Z")

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Hello,

Is there a way to identify independent associations, using LD, in a given locus? Similar to the plink `--clump` function or GCTA-cojo?

I could just export the GWAS results to a table and use these tools, but I was wondering if there was a way to do a similar thing in Hail.

Thanks,  
-Jonathan

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**Author:** ![danking](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/danking/32/43_2.png) [@danking](https://discuss.hail.is/u/danking)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/identify-independent-signals-in-a-gwas-locus/958/2 "2019-05-21T19:44:33Z")

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Hail does not currently support this functionality. I recommend exporting and using plink.