Distinguishing population stratification from genuine allelic effects with Mx: Association of ADH2 with alcohol consumption

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-243

  Neale, M C ^a   Cherny, S S ^b,c   Sham, P C ^c   Whitfield, J B ^d   Heath, A C ^e   Birley, A J ^f   Martin, N G ^f  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADH2; Admixture; Alcohol consumption; Genetic association; Identical by descent (IBD); Linkage; Linkage disequilibrium; Mx; Population stratification; Statistical model; Twins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032709969     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021638122693     Document Type: Article

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