Potential bias in generalized estimating equations linkage methods under incomplete information

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-100

  Lebrec, J ^a   Putter, H ^a   Van Houwelingen, J C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ASP; Disease locus; GEE; Gene mapping; Score test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 30344445404     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20097     Document Type: Article

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