Article
False disease region identification from identity-by-descent haplotype sharing in the presence of phenocopies.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2006
Macgregor Stuart, Knott Sara A, Visscher Peter M
Abstract excerpt
Linkage analysis (either parametric or nonparametric) is commonly applied to identify chromosomal regions using related individuals affected by disease. In complex disease the incomplete relationship between phenotype and genotype can be modeled using a phenocopy parameter, the probability that a...
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