Solving genetic heterogeneity in extended families by identifying sub-types of complex diseases

Computational Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-560

  Tayeb, Arafat ^a,b   Labbe, Aurélie ^c   Bureau, Alexandre ^a   Mérette, Chantal ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Familial dependence; Latent class model; Pedigree peeling; Triplet transmission probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960604826     PISSN: 09434062     EISSN: 16139658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00180-010-0224-2     Document Type: Article

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