Article
Sample size needed to detect gene-gene interactions using linkage analysis.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Wang Shuang, Zhao Hongyu
Abstract excerpt
Gene-gene interactions have received much attention recently because most human traits may be under the control of several genetic factors, as well as environmental factors, and these factors likely interact among each other to influence these traits. Gauderman (2002) and Wang & Zhao (2003) have reported systematic studies on the statistical power to detect gene-gene interactions through association studies. In...
Topics
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Likelihood Functions
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Penetrance
- Phenotype
- Sample Size
- Siblings
