Mathematical assumptions versus biological reality: Myths in affected sib pair linkage analysis

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 152-156

  Elston, Robert C ^a   Song, Danhong ^a   Iyengar, Sudha K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ABH ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; EPISTASIS; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; INBREEDING; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 11144330100     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426872     Document Type: Article

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