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Correlation between quantitative traits and correlation between corresponding LOD scores: detection of pleiotropic effects.
BMC genetics - 31 Dec 2003
Ulgen Ayse, Han Zhihua, Li Wentian
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BACKGROUND: We address the question of whether statistical correlations among quantitative traits lead to correlation of linkage results of these traits. Five measured quantitative traits (total cholesterol, fasting glucose, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, and triglycerides), and one derived quantitative trait (total cholesterol divided by the HDL cholesterol) are used for phenotype correlation studies. Four of...
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