Asymmetric linkage disequilibrium: Tools for assessing multiallelic LD

Richard M Single1, Nick Strayer1, Glenys Thomson2

  • 1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.

Human Immunology
|September 12, 2015
PubMed
Summary

New asymmetric linkage disequilibrium (ALD) measures offer a more complete description of genetic correlation between loci. Software is now available for computing and visualizing these ALD measures, enhancing genetic association and evolutionary studies.

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