## Abstract Nonβparametric linkage analysis methods generally involve calculating an alleleβsharing statistic for each pedigree in a data set, then standardizing and summing the statistics over pedigrees. Pedigrees of different sizes can be weighted differently in the sum, though it is perhaps most
The elusive goal of informed consent by adolescents
β Scribed by Susan E. Zinner
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 555 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-1200
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