Article
Sib-pair linkage analysis of alcohol dependence taking into account covariates and age-of-onset variability: evaluation of the residual approach.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1999
Tores F, Uhry Z, Detroyes B, Demenais F, Martinez M
Abstract excerpt
The construction of residuals allowed us to consider a phenotype related to alcohol dependence (ALDX1) adjusted for age, gender and current smoking status. Using the Haseman and Elston regression test, we compared genome scan results for detection of loci for the unadjusted and adjusted ALDX1 phenotypes in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) data. More markers were significant at the 1%...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
