FBAT-SNP-PC: An approach for multiple markers and single trait in family-based association tests

Human Heredity

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-126

  Rakovski, Cyril S ^a   Weiss, Scott T ^b   Laird, Nan M ^a   Lange, Christoph ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous trait; FBAT; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; FBAT LC TEST; FBAT SNP PC TEST; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; PROGENY; SIMULATION; STATISTICS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 41649094957     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119111     Document Type: Article

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