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Published on: August 12, 2019
Using identity-by-descent information in affected sib pairs to increase the efficiency of genetic association studies
Jacqueline Wicks1, Susan A Treloar, Nicholas G Martin
1Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia. jackiW@qimr.edu.au
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine whether identity-by-descent (IBD) information for affected sib pairs (ASPs) can be used to select a sample of cases for a genetic case-control study which will provide more power for detecting association with loci in a known linkage region. By modeling the expected frequency of the disease allele in ASPs showing IBD sharing of 0, 1, or 2 alleles, and considering additive, recessive, and dominant disease models, we show that cases selected from IBD 2 families are best for this purpose, followed by those selected from IBD 1 families; least useful are cases selected from IBD 0 families.
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