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¹Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA. lianglim@umich.edu

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Repeated measures significantly boost linkage study power, with gains depending on measurement error and heritability. An R package helps determine the optimal number of repeated measures for cost-effective genetic linkage analysis.

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Genetics
Statistical Genetics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Modeling repeated measures is crucial for accurate linkage analysis.
Existing methods for repeated measures in linkage analysis are varied.
This study assesses the impact of repeated measures on linkage study power and cost.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effect of repeated measures on the power and cost of quantitative trait linkage studies.
To develop methods for optimizing the number of repeated measures in linkage analysis.
To provide practical tools for implementing these methods.

Main Methods:

Extended variance components approach for repeated measures in quantitative trait linkage analysis.
Derived general formulas for optimal number of repeated measures based on power and cost.
Utilized analytical calculations and simulations to compare power across different numbers of repeated measures.

Main Results:

Repeated measures substantially increase linkage analysis power, with proportional LOD score increases influenced by measurement error and heritability.
Optimal number of repeated measures can be determined for specific power or cost targets.
An R package and MERLIN package implementations are available for practical application.

Conclusions:

Repeated measures offer a significant advantage in linkage analysis power.
The optimal number of repeated measures balances study power, cost, and measurement error.
Accessible software tools facilitate the application of these methods in genetic research.