Using family history information to distinguish true and false positive model-free linkage results.

Abstract excerpt

Genome scans that test for increased marker identity-by-descent sharing between pairs of affected siblings have become increasingly common. These methods do not specify a priori a genetic model for the disease locus and as such lose the ability to specify the parental source of the disease allele. We propose a method that uses family history information to build a more complete model of disease and marker...

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