Article
Improved programs for the affected-pedigree-member method of linkage analysis.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1994
Schroeder M, Brown D L, Weeks D E
Abstract excerpt
The affected-pedigree-member (APM) method is a non-parametric method of linkage analysis, which requires no assumptions about how the trait of interest is inherited [Weeks and Lange, 1988, 1991, 1992; Lange and Weeks, 1990; Weeks et al., 1992]. The APM method uses only the affected members of each pedigree who are typed for the marker(s). Based on the affected members' marker genotypes and the relationships of...
Topics
- Bias
- Chromosome Mapping
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Pedigree
- Recombination, Genetic
- Reproducibility of Results
- Software Validation
