A general conditional-logistic model for affected-relative-pair linkage studies

Am J Hum Genet. 1999 Dec;65(6):1760-9. doi: 10.1086/302662.

Abstract

Model-free LOD-score methods are often employed to detect linkage between marker loci and common diseases, with samples of affected sib pairs. Although extensions of the basic one-disease-locus model have been proposed that allow separate inclusion of other types of affected relative pairs, discordant relative pairs, covariates, or additional disease loci, a unified framework that can handle all of these features has been lacking. In this report, I propose a conditional-logistic parameterization that generalizes easily to include all of these features. Two data examples, one using simulated data and one using type 1 diabetes, illustrate applications of the models.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Computer Simulation
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / genetics
  • Ethnicity / genetics
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Linkage / genetics*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Humans
  • Lod Score
  • Logistic Models*
  • Models, Genetic*
  • Sample Size