A quantitative linkage score for an association study following a linkage analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background:</p> <p>Currently, a commonly used strategy for mapping complex quantitative traits is to use a genome-wide linkage analysis to narrow suspected genes to regions on a scale of centiMorgans (cM), followed by an association analysis to fine m...

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Main Authors: Elston Robert C, Wang Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/7/5