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Two-Variance-Component Model Improves Genetic Prediction in Family Datasets.
American journal of human genetics - 5 Nov 2015
Tucker George, Loh Po-Ru, MacLeod Iona M, Hayes Ben J, Goddard Michael E, Berger Bonnie, Price Alkes L
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Genetic prediction based on either identity by state (IBS) sharing or pedigree information has been investigated extensively with best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) methods. Such methods were pioneered in plant and animal-breeding literature and have since been applied to predict human traits, with the aim of eventual clinical utility. However, methods to combine IBS sharing and pedigree information for...
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