A logistic regression extension of the transmission disequilibrium test for continuous traits: Application to linkage disequilibrium between alcoholism and the candidate genes DRD2 and ADH3

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Waldman, Irwin D ^a   Robinson, Byron F ^a   Rhee, Soo Hyun ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Correlated phenotypes; Logistic regression; Moderators

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 3; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0032735083     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370170764     Document Type: Conference Paper

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