Comparison of empirical strategies to maximize GENEHUNTER lod scores

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Chen, Chien H ^a   Finch, Stephen J ^b   Mendell, Nancy R ^b   Gordon, Derek ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global maximum; Latin hypercube; Local maximum; Methodology; Numerical optimization; Statistical genetics

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 1; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC MODEL; PENETRANCE;

EID: 0032708026     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370170718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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