Why do we test multiple traits in genetic association studies?

Journal of the Korean Statistical Society

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Zhu, Wensheng ^a   Zhang, Heping ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

62P10; 68T45; Directed acyclic graphs; Family based association studies; Linear structural equation model; Multiple traits; primary; secondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749098980     PISSN: 12263192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jkss.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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