Accurate inference of relationships in sib-pair linkage studies

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 423-429

  Boehnke, Michael ^a   Cox, Nancy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030881661     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514862     Document Type: Article

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