Accurate power approximations for x2-tests in case-control association studies of complex disease genes

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-321

  Jackson, M R ^a   Genin, E ^b   Knapp, M ^c   Escary, J L ^a  

^a GenOdyssee S A   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036629999     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.2002.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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