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. 1983 Sep;35(5):816–826.

A unified model for complex segregation analysis.

J M Lalouel, D C Rao, N E Morton, R C Elston
PMCID: PMC1685824  PMID: 6614001

Abstract

Various methods have been proposed for statistical inference of major genes by segregation analysis of human familial data. An attempt is made to resolve some divergences that have occurred in this context by the consideration of a unified model, with some practical applications.

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