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Statistical tests for detection of misspecified relationships by use of genome-screen data.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2000
McPeek M S, Sun L
Abstract excerpt
Misspecified relationships can have serious consequences for linkage studies, resulting in either reduced power or false-positive evidence for linkage. If some individuals in the pedigree are untyped, then Mendelian errors may not be observed. Previous approaches to detection of misspecified relationships by use of genotype data were developed for sib and half-sib pairs. We extend the likelihood calculations of...
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