Quantitative trait nucleotide analysis using Bayesian model selection

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 541-559

  Blangero, John ^a   Göring, Harald H H ^a   Kent, Jack W ^a   Williams, Jeff T ^a   Peterson, Charles P ^a   Almasy, Laura ^a   Dyer, Thomas D ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian quantitative trait nucleotide (BQTN) analysis; Model averaging; Sequence data; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Statistical genomics

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SIMULATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 33644849257     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2006.0003     Document Type: Article

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