The role of family-based designs in genome-wide association studies

Statistical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-397

  Laird, Nan M ^a   Lange, Christoph ^a  

^a Department of Biostatistics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

FBAT; Genetic association; PBAT; TDT; Two stage designs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955151341     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/08-STS280     Document Type: Article

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