Large upward bias in estimation of locus-specific effects from genomewide scans

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1357-1369

  Goring H H H ^a   Terwilliger, J D ^b,c,d   Blangero, J ^a  

^a Department of Genetics   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035209177     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/324471     Document Type: Article

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