PBAT: A comprehensive software package for genome-wide association analysis of complex family-based studies

Human Genomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-69

  Van Steen, Kristel ^a   Lange, Christoph ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association analysis; Extended pedigrees; Genome wide screening; Haplotypes; Quantitative and qualitative traits

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 32044469601     PISSN: 14797364     EISSN: 14797364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-2-1-67     Document Type: Review

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