An approximation to the likelihood for a pedigree with loops

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1299-1309

  Wang, T ^a   Fernando, R L ^a   Stricker, C ^b   Elston, R C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Likelihood; Linkage analysis; Pedigree with loops; Peeling; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030446481     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00223463     Document Type: Article

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