Genuine Bayesian multiallelic significance test for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium law

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-631

  Pereira, C A B ^a   Nakano, F ^a   Stern, J M ^a   Whittle, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Genomic Engenharia Molecular Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dirichlet distribution; Full Bayesian significance test; Hardy Weinberg equilibrium; Hierarchical sequential testing

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DNA DETERMINATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; MATHEMATICAL GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALLELES; BAYES THEOREM; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33845401646     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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