Optimal weighting scheme for affected sib-pair analysis of sibship data

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-67

  Sham, P C ^a   Zhao, J H ^a   Curtis, D ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HYPOTHESIS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIBLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORY;

EID: 0031047461     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.1997.6110059.x     Document Type: Article

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