A unified framework for detecting rare variant quantitative trait associations in pedigree and unrelated individuals via sequence data

Human Heredity

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-122

  Liu, Dajiang J ^a,b   Leal, Suzanne M ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme sampling; Next generation sequencing; Pedigree samples; Quantitative trait loci; Rare variants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODELING EXTREME TRAIT GENETIC ASSOCIATION; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; POPULATION SIZE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING;

GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84860581891     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336293     Document Type: Article

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