Testing for linkage and Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-262

  Kulinskaya, Elena ^a   Lewin, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chi square test; Fisher's exact test; Haldane test; Likelihood ratio test; Measures of linkage disequilibrium; Nominal variables

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HARDY WEINBERG DISEQUILIBRIUM; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 60549083322     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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