Biostatistics 666: Linkage Analysis in Sibling Pairs

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Outline

This lecture introduces Neil Risch's Maximum Lod Score (MLS) test for linkage and its refinement using Peter Holman's possible triangle constraint.

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Recommended Reading

Risch (1990) Linkage Strategies for Genetically Complex Traits. III. The Effect of Marker Polymorphism on Analysis of Affected Relative Pairs. Am J Hum Genet 46:242-253

Risch (1990) Linkage strategies for genetically complex traits. I. Multi-locus models. Am J Hum Genet 46:222-228

Holmans (1993) Asymptotic Properties of Affected-Sib-Pair Linkage Analysis. Am J Hum Genet 52:362-374