Article
Interpretation of simultaneous linkage and family-based association tests in genome screens.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Feb 2007
Chung Ren-Hua, Hauser Elizabeth R, Martin Eden R
Abstract excerpt
Linkage and association analyses have played important roles in identifying susceptibility genes for complex diseases. Linkage tests and family-based tests of association are often applied in the same data to help fine-map disease loci or validate results. This paradigm increases efficiency by ma...
Topics
- Alleles
- Chromosome Mapping
- Computer Simulation
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genome, Human
- Genotype
- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Nuclear Family
- Pedigree
