Multipoint quantitative-trait linkage analysis in general pedigrees

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1198-1211

  Almasy, Laura ^a   Blangero, John ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031966959     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301844     Document Type: Article

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