Allele-sharing among affected relatives: Non-parametric methods for identifying genes

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-55

  Shih, M C ^a   Whittemore, A S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; PEDIGREE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; BIOMETRY; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEDIGREE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035055407     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096228001671737777     Document Type: Review

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