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Genetic association analysis using data from triads and unrelated subjects.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2005
Epstein Michael P, Veal Colin D, Trembath Richard C, Barker Jonathan N W N, Li Chun, Satten Glen A
Abstract excerpt
The selection of an appropriate control sample for use in association mapping requires serious deliberation. Unrelated controls are generally easy to collect, but the resulting analyses are susceptible to spurious association arising from population stratification. Parental controls are popular, since triads comprising a case and two parents can be used in analyses that are robust to this stratification. However,...
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