Optimal allele-sharing statistics for genetic mapping using affected relatives

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-249

  McPeek, Mary Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affected pedigree member; Complex traits; Discordant sib pairs; Relative pairs; Robust linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032969483     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2272(1999)16:3<225::aid-gepi1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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