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Linkage analysis without defined pedigrees.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jul 2011
Day-Williams Aaron G, Blangero John, Dyer Thomas D, Lange Kenneth, Sobel Eric M
Abstract excerpt
The need to collect accurate and complete pedigree information has been a drawback of family-based linkage and association studies. Even in case-control studies, investigators should be aware of, and condition on, familial relationships. In single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genome scans, relatedness can be directly inferred from the genetic data rather than determined through interviews. Various methods of...
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