Comparison of linkage-disequilibrium methods for localization of genes influencing quantitative traits in humans

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1194-1205

  Page, Grier P ^a   Amos, Christopher I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0033365391     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302331     Document Type: Article

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