Triangle test statistic in discordant sib pairs: Test of genetic heterogeneity of asthma and atopy in CSGA families

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Dizier, M H ^a   Babron, M C ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Concordant and discordant sib pairs; Genetic heterogeneity; Linkage

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 20P; CHROMOSOME 8Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; SIBLING; STATISTICS; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 0034800618     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.2001.21.s1.s192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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