BIOMETRICAL GENETIC-ANALYSIS OF THE COTWIN CONTROL DESIGN

被引:5
作者
DUFFY, DL
机构
[1] Epidemiology Unit, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, 4029, Queensland
关键词
MATCHED CASE-CONTROL DESIGN; BIVARIATE GENETIC MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01067535
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The twin-cotwin matched case-control design can be interpreted in terms of bivariate genetic factor models. I derive expressions for the expected intrapair difference for a trait correlated with the variable on which discordance was selected.
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页码:341 / 344
页数:4
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