On a general class of conditional tests for family-based association studies in genetics: The asymptotic distribution, the conditional power, and optimality considerations

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 165-180

  Lange, Christoph ^a   Laird, Nan M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic distribution; Conditional power; FBATs; Optimal offset choices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; NUCLEAR FAMILY;

ASTHMA; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; HUMANS;

EID: 0036668724     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.209     Document Type: Article

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