Quantitative trait locus mapping using human pedigrees

Human Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-62

  Blangero, John ^a   Williams, Jeff T ^a   Almasy, Laura ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Linkage analysis; Statistical genetics; Variance component

Indexed keywords

EPISTASIS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0034143958     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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