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Estimation of genetic risk function with covariates in the presence of missing genotypes.
Statistics in medicine - 30 Sept 2017
Lee Annie J, Marder Karen, Alcalay Roy N, Mejia-Santana Helen, Orr-Urtreger Avi, Giladi Nir, Bressman Susan, Wang Yuanjia
Abstract excerpt
In genetic epidemiological studies, family history data are collected on relatives of study participants and used to estimate the age-specific risk of disease for individuals who carry a causal mutation. However, a family member's genotype data may not be collected because of the high cost of in-person interview to obtain blood sample or death of a relative. Previously, efficient nonparametric genotype-specific...
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