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Testing association in the presence of linkage--a powerful score for binary traits.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Sept 2007
Jonasdottir Gudrun, Humphreys Keith, Palmgren Juni
Abstract excerpt
We present a score for testing association in the presence of linkage for binary traits. The score is robust to varying degrees of linkage, and it is valid under any ascertainment scheme based on trait values as well as under population stratification. The score test is derived from a mixed effects model where population level association is modeled using a fixed effect and where correlation among related...
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