Parametric and non-parametric linkage analysis of several candidate regions for genes for human handedness

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 623-630

  Van Agtmael, Tom ^a,b,c   Forrest, Susan M ^a,b   Williamson, Robert ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handedness; Left handedness; Linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 10; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARAMETRIC TEST; PARENT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DYNEIN ATPASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; RADIATION HYBRID MAPPING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036802940     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200851     Document Type: Article

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