Association Test for X-Linked QTL in Family-Based Designs

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-444

  Zhang, Li ^a,b   Martin, Eden R ^c   Morris, Richard W ^c   Li, Yi Ju ^b,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; X LINKED QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

AGE OF ONSET; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, X-LINKED; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SOFTWARE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 63749091904     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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