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Genetic heterogeneity in Alzheimer's disease: A grade of membership analysis

✍ Scribed by Dr. Elizabeth H. Corder; Max A. Woodbury

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
280 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0741-0395

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✦ Synopsis

Grade of membership analysis (GoM) may have particular relevance for genetic epidemiology. The method can flexibly relate genetic markers, clinical features, and environmental exposures to possible subtypes of disease termed pure types even when population allele frequencies and penetrance functions are not known. Hence, GoM may complement existing strategies that sometimes fail in the presence of heterogeneity or when case definition is not well established. To illustrate the method, individuals in the Seattle data set were evaluated with respect to affection status, age at onset, pedigree, sex, and genetic markers on chromosomes 19 and 21. Seven pure types were found which we have designated as: Early Onset, Late Onset, Probable, and Unaffected 1 to Unaffected 4.

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