Comparison of methods for combining case-control and family-based association studies

Human Heredity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-116

  Glaser, Beate ^a   Holmans, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affected sibpairs; Association; Case control; Case parent trios; Combined test; Power; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SIBLING; SIMULATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 64149098543     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000212503     Document Type: Article

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