Score test for detecting linkage to complex traits in selected samples

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-108

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

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dichotomous trait; GENOMEUTWIN; QTL; Selection; Testing; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 4344648104     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.20012     Document Type: Article

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