USE OF OVERLAPPING NORMAL-DISTRIBUTIONS IN GENETIC-COUNSELING

被引:15
作者
DENNIS, NR [1 ]
CARTER, CO [1 ]
机构
[1] INST CHILD HLTH,MRC,CLIN GENET UNIT,LONDON WC1N 1EH,ENGLAND
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10.1136/jmg.15.2.106
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
If a numerical variable can be assumed to be normally, but differently, distributed in each of two or more populations, then for an 'unknown' individual whose numerical value is known the relative probability of his belonging to each of the populations can be simply calculated. We briefly review the method and its application in genetic counselling.
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页码:106 / 108
页数:3
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