Analysis of linkage and association for diseases of genetic aetiology.

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Analysis of linkage and association for diseases of genetic aetiology.

Statistics in medicine - 1 Jan 2000

Sturt E

Abstract excerpt

This presentation attempts to clarify certain caveats that apply to the use of linkage analysis when the genetics of one of the characters is not completely known. The effects of linkage and association can be difficult to distinguish both within pedigrees and across the general population. Linka...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Humans
Probability

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