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Heterogeneity of marker allele frequencies hinders interpretation of linkage analysis: illustration on chromosome 18 markers.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1997
Margaritte-Jeannin P, Babron M C, Génin E, Eichenbaum-Voline S, Clerget-Darpoux F
Abstract excerpt
In the first part of our study we tested linkage with chromosome 18 markers in a sample of bipolar I sib pairs. We did not obtain evidence for linkage but showed that we could not exclude the presence of a disease locus (having even a non-negligible effect). The limitation of the sib-pair sample size, and consequently of the conclusions, was a result of our care in assuring that the linkage analysis was free of...
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