A bayesian hierarchical model for detecting haplotype-haplotype and haplotype-environment interactions in genetic association studies

Human Heredity

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-160

  Li, Jun ^a   Zhang, Kui ^a   Yi, Nengjun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Generalized linear models; Genetic associations; Haplotype; Haplotype environment interactions; Haplotype haplotype interactions; Hierarchical models

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; LINEAR SYSTEM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 79960781731     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324841     Document Type: Article

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