Article
Use of tree-based models to identify subgroups and increase power to detect linkage to cardiovascular disease traits.
BMC genetics - 31 Dec 2003
Costello Tracy Jennifer, Swartz Michael David, Sabripour Mahyar, Gu Xiangjun, Sharma Rishika, Etzel Carol Jean
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our goal was to identify subgroups of sib pairs from the Framingham Heart Study data set that provided higher evidence of linkage to particular candidate regions for cardiovascular disease traits. The focus of this method is not to claim identification of significant linkage to a part...
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