Heterozygosity probabilities for normal relatives of isolated cases affected by incompletely penetrant conditions and the calculation of recurrence risks for their offspring. I. Autosomal dominant genes

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Otto, P A ^a   Maestrelli, Sylvia R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Difference equations; Genetic risks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BAYES THEOREM; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGENY; RECURRENCE RISK; RELATIVE;

FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034614010     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20001106)95:1<43::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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