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Comparison of Heritability Estimation and Linkage Analysis for Multiple Traits Using Principal Component Analyses.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Apr 2016
Liang Jingjing, Cade Brian E, Wang Heming, Chen Han, Gleason Kevin J, Larkin Emma K, Saxena Richa, Lin Xihong, Redline Susan, Zhu Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
A disease trait often can be characterized by multiple phenotypic measurements that can provide complementary information on disease etiology, physiology, or clinical manifestations. Given that multiple phenotypes may be correlated and reflect common underlying genetic mechanisms, the use of multivariate analysis of multiple traits may improve statistical power to detect genes and variants underlying complex...
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