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Full likelihood analysis of genetic risk with variable age at onset disease--combining population-based registry data and demographic information.
PloS one - 31 Aug 2009
Pitkäniemi Janne, Varvio Sirkka-Liisa, Corander Jukka, Lehti Nella, Partanen Jukka, Tuomilehto-Wolf Eva, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Thomas Andrew, Arjas Elja
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BACKGROUND: In genetic studies of rare complex diseases it is common to ascertain familial data from population based registries through all incident cases diagnosed during a pre-defined enrollment period. Such an ascertainment procedure is typically taken into account in the statistical analysis of the familial data by constructing either a retrospective or prospective likelihood expression, which conditions on...
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