Article
A generalized family-based association test for dichotomous traits.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2009
Chen Wei-Min, Manichaikul Ani, Rich Stephen S
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in genotyping technology make it possible to utilize large-scale association analysis for disease-gene mapping. Powerful and robust family-based association methods are crucial for successful gene mapping. We propose a family-based association method, the generalized disequilibrium test (GDT), in which the genotype differences of all discordant relative pairs are utilized in assessing association...
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