On a semiparametric test to detect associations between quantitative traits and candidate genes using unrelated individuals.

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Published in Genet Epidemiol on January 01, 2003

Authors

Shuanglin Zhang1, Xiaofeng Zhu, Hongyu Zhao

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8034, USA.

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