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Benchmarking statistical methods for analyzing parent-child dyads in genetic association studies.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jul 2022
Ray Debashree, Vergara Candelaria, Taub Margaret A, Wojcik Genevieve, Ladd-Acosta Christine, Beaty Terri H, Duggal Priya
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Genetic association studies of child health outcomes often employ family-based study designs. One of the most popular family-based designs is the case-parent trio design that considers the smallest possible nuclear family consisting of two parents and their affected child. This trio design is particularly advantageous for studying relatively rare disorders because it is less prone to type 1 error inflation due to...
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