Genetic association study in psychiatry: analytical evaluation and a recommendation.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320540407

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Genetic association study in psychiatry: analytical evaluation and a recommendation.

American journal of medical genetics - 15 Dec 1994

Carey G

Abstract excerpt

Recent analysis of the candidate gene, association study for psychiatric disorders have concluded that most statistically significant results are likely to be false positives because there are a large number of potential candidate loci and a low a priori probability that a given candidate locus w...

Topics

False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Genetics, Behavioral
Genotype
Humans
Mental Disorders
Prevalence
Probability
Psychiatry
Risk Factors

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