Linkage analysis and genetic models in dyslexia-considerations pertaining to discrete trait analysis and quantitative trait analyses

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 40-42

  Muller Myhsok B ^a   Grimm, T ^b  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Genetic models; Linkage analysis; Simulation analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MODEL; PENETRANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0345440134     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00010692     Document Type: Article

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