A new expectation-maximization statistical test for case-control association studies considering rare variants obtained by high-throughput sequencing

Human Heredity

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-125

  Gordon, Derek ^a   Finch, Stephen J ^b   De La Vega, Francisco ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

^c Independent Researcher   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectation maximization; Genetics; Misclassification; Multi locus; Noncentrality parameter; Power; Sequence; Statistic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VALIDITY;

EID: 79960136351     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325590     Document Type: Article

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