Powerful regression-based quantitative-trait linkage analysis of general pedigrees.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on July 05, 2002

Authors

Pak C Sham1, Shaun Purcell, Stacey S Cherny, Gonçalo R Abecasis

Author Affiliations

1: SGDP Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. p.sham@iop.kcl.ac.uk

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