Genetic association mapping at the crossroads: Which test and why? Overview and practical guidelines

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Schulze, Thomas G ^a   McMahon, Francis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affected sibling pairs; Complex disorders; Haplotypes; Linkage disequilibrium; Parent offspring triad

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 70350557123     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10042     Document Type: Review

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