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A note on allelic tests in case-control association studies.
Annals of human genetics - 1 May 2008
Guedj M, Nuel G, Prum B
Abstract excerpt
This paper reconsiders the relevant contribution of Sasieni in the validity of allele-based tests in case-control genetic association studies. In particular, the author clearly demonstrates that the classical chi-square test applied to allelic contingency tables is biased when the combined case-control population is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. As an alternative, he suggests using the Cochran-Armitage test...
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