Article
Use of robust statistical methods to determine the effect of fragile X on means and variance components of a quantitative trait.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1995
Huggins R M, Loesch D Z
Abstract excerpt
Owing to the presence of outliers, an estimated 3.5% in the ridge breadth data and 1.7% in the height data, the effect of fragile X on height and ridge breadth was examined using robust statistical techniques for data collected from 54 families afflicted with this disorder. It is shown that fragile X affects ridge breadth and height in a different manner. Fragile X women had a greater mean ridge breadth than...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Analysis of Variance
- Body Height
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dermatoglyphics
- Female
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Hand