The utility of deviant sib pairs in the detection of linkage.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1997)14:6<873::AID-GEPI52>3.0.CO;2-J

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The utility of deviant sib pairs in the detection of linkage.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1997

Rochberg D R, Rochberg N, Hampe C L, Suarez B K

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A tripartite sampling design was used to help deduce the genetic structure of a complex biological system. Univariate and multivariate population parameters were estimated from an age/sex stratified sample of unrelated individuals. Estimates of familial resemblance between and within continuous v...

Topics

Environment
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Variation
Humans
Likelihood Functions
Lod Score
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Nuclear Family
Software

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