Difference between revisions of "Biostatistics 666: Linkage Tests for Pairs of Individuals"

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This lecture introduces simple linkage tests in the context of affected sibling pairs. One test, originally described by Bishop and Williamson (1990) focuses on identity-by-state sharing. A more refined test, introduced by Risch (1990), models IBD information using a likelihood approach.
 
This lecture introduces simple linkage tests in the context of affected sibling pairs. One test, originally described by Bishop and Williamson (1990) focuses on identity-by-state sharing. A more refined test, introduced by Risch (1990), models IBD information using a likelihood approach.
  
== Lecture Notes ==
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== Lecture Notes ==
  
[[Media:666.13.pdf|Slides in PDF Format]]
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== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==

Latest revision as of 10:37, 26 May 2010

Overview

This lecture introduces simple linkage tests in the context of affected sibling pairs. One test, originally described by Bishop and Williamson (1990) focuses on identity-by-state sharing. A more refined test, introduced by Risch (1990), models IBD information using a likelihood approach.

Lecture Notes

Slides in PDF Format

Recommended Reading

Bishop DT and Williamson JA (1990) Am J Hum Genet 46:254-265

Risch (1990) Am J Hum Genet 46:242-253