## Abstract An improved sib‐pair test for linkage is introduced which is superior to the previously proposed tests. The test is derived from the standard chi‐squared goodness of fit statistic by restricting the alternative hypothesis to the genetically possible. Critical values are given and exact
Testing Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Alcoholic Heart Muscle Disease
✍ Scribed by Olli A. Kajander; Markku Kupari; Markus Perola; Jarkko Pajarinen; Vesa Savolainen; Antti Penttilä; Pekka J. Karhunen
- Book ID
- 109121772
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 67 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0145-6008
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