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Studying parents and grandparents to assess genetic contributions to early-onset disease.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2003
Weinberg Clarice R
Abstract excerpt
Suppose DNA is available from affected individuals, their parents, and their grandparents. Particularly for early-onset diseases, maternally mediated genetic effects can play a role, because the mother determines the prenatal environment. The proposed maximum-likelihood approach for the detection of apparent transmission distortion treats the triad consisting of the affected individual and his or her two parents...
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