Analysis of affected sib pairs, with covariates - With and without constraints

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 871-885

  Greenwood, Celia M T ^a,c   Bull, Shelley B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SIMULATION;

EID: 0033361931     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302288     Document Type: Article

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