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Genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing among CEPH siblings.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Nov 2005
Gagnon Alain, Beise Jan, Vaupel J W
Abstract excerpt
The concept of genetic identity-by-descent (IBD) has markedly advanced our understanding of the genetic similarity among relatives and triggered a number of developments in epidemiological genetics. However, no empirical measure of this relatedness throughout the whole human genome has yet been published. Analyzing highly polymorphic genetic variations from the Centre d'études du polymorphisme humain (CEPH)...
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