An improved robust association test for GWAS with multiple diseases

Statistics and Probability Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-161

  Chen, Zhongxue ^a   Huang, Hanwen ^b   Ng, Hon Keung Tony ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chi square partition; Genetic model; Robust test; Trend test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899823261     PISSN: 01677152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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