Cost of linkage versus association methods.

Abstract excerpt

Identifying genetic factors that influence disease risk is a major goal in genetic epidemiology. In the past, for disease with relatively simple etiology, genetic linkage methods have been highly effective for this purpose. However, as we begin to study more complex diseases and disorders for which each specific genetic factor may play a minor role in causation, the relative values of genetic linkage methods that...

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