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Tests and estimates of allelic association in complex inheritance

N E Morton1, A Collins

  • 1Human Genetics, University of Southampton, Level G, Princess Anne Hospital, Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5YA, United Kingdom. nem@soton.ac.uk

Summary

Family-based genetic studies, like the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT), address concerns about population stratification in disease gene mapping. While TDT is less efficient than case-control methods, it offers robustness against population structure.

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