Modifiers and subtype-specific analyses in whole-genome association studies: A likelihood framework

Human Heredity

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-20

  Lee, Phil H ^a,b,c,d   Bergen, Sarah E ^a,c,d   Perlis, Roy H ^a,c,d   Sullivan, Patrick F ^f   Sklar, Pamela ^e   Smoller, Jordan W ^a,c,d   Purcell, Shaun M ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Center for Human Genetic Research   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross disorder analysis; Modifier effects; Subtype analysis; Whole genome association study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 80051648168     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000327158     Document Type: Article

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