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Incorporating parental information into family-based association tests.
Biostatistics (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 2013
Yu Zhaoxia, Gillen Daniel, Li Carey F, Demetriou Michael
Abstract excerpt
Assumptions regarding the true underlying genetic model, or mode of inheritance, are necessary when quantifying genetic associations with disease phenotypes. Here we propose new methods to ascertain the underlying genetic model from parental data in family-based association studies. Specifically, for parental mating-type data, we propose a novel statistic to test whether the underlying genetic model is additive,...
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