Hierarchical Bayes Model for Random Haplotype and Family Effects in the Transmission of Fragile-X

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 294-304

  Huggins, Richard M ^a   Loesch, D Z ^a   Qian, G Q ^a   Bui, Q M ^a   Mitchell, R J ^a   Dobson, M ^a   Taylor, A K ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Kimball Genetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CGG repeat; Expansion rates; Fragile X dynamic mutation; Haplotype associations; Markov chain Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOTHER; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PROBABILITY; PROGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 2342628456     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.10316     Document Type: Article

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