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. 1995 Mar;56(3):788–798.

Multipoint linkage analysis using sib pairs: an interval mapping approach for dichotomous outcomes.

J M Olson 1
PMCID: PMC1801153  PMID: 7887435

Abstract

I propose an interval mapping approach suitable for a dichotomous outcome, with emphasis on samples of affected sib pairs. The method computes a lod score for each of a set of locations in the interval between two flanking markers and takes as its estimate of trait-locus location the maximum lod score in the interval, provided it exceeds the prespecified critical value. Use of the method depends on prior knowledge of the genetic model for the disease only through available estimates of recurrence risk to relatives of affected individuals. The method gives an unbiased estimate of location, provided the recurrence risk are correctly specified and provided the marker identity-by-descent probabilities are jointly, rather than individually, estimated. I also discuss use of the method for traits determined by two loci and give an approximation that has good power for a wide range of two-locus models.

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