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Evaluating power and type 1 error in large pedigree analyses of binary traits.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cummings Anna C, Torstenson Eric, Davis Mary F, D'Aoust Laura N, Scott William K, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Bush William S, Haines Jonathan L
Abstract excerpt
Studying population isolates with large, complex pedigrees has many advantages for discovering genetic susceptibility loci; however, statistical analyses can be computationally challenging. Allelic association tests need to be corrected for relatedness among study participants, and linkage analys...
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