Haplotype‐association analysis

N Liu, K Zhang, H Zhao - Advances in genetics, 2008 - Elsevier
Association methods based on linkage disequilibrium (LD) offer a promising approach for
detecting genetic variations that are responsible for complex human diseases. Although …

The haploty** problem: an overview of computational models and solutions

P Bonizzoni, G Della Vedova, R Dondi, J Li - Journal of Computer Science …, 2003 - Springer
The investigation of genetic differences among humans has given evidence that mutations
in DNA sequences are responsible for some genetic diseases. The most common mutation …

Map** a New Spontaneous Preterm Birth Susceptibility Gene, IGF1R, Using Linkage, Haplotype Sharing, and Association Analysis

R Haataja, MK Karjalainen, A Luukkonen… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Preterm birth is the major cause of neonatal death and serious morbidity. Most preterm births
are due to spontaneous onset of labor without a known cause or effective prevention. Both …

Multipoint linkage analysis with many multiallelic or dense diallelic markers: Markov Chain–Monte Carlo provides practical approaches for genome scans on general …

EM Wijsman, JH Rothstein, EA Thompson - The American Journal of …, 2006 - cell.com
Computations for genome scans need to adapt to the increasing use of dense diallelic
markers as well as of full-chromosome multipoint linkage analysis with either diallelic or …

Efficient genome ancestry inference in complex pedigrees with inbreeding

EY Liu, Q Zhang, L McMillan, FPM De Villena… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: High-density SNP data of model animal resources provides opportunities for fine-
resolution genetic variation studies. These genetic resources are generated through a …

Genetic effects at pleiotropic loci are context-dependent with consequences for the maintenance of genetic variation in populations

HA Lawson, JE Cady, C Partridge, JB Wolf… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Context-dependent genetic effects, including genotype-by-environment and genotype-by-
sex interactions, are a potential mechanism by which genetic variation of complex traits is …

Change in maternal environment induced by cross-fostering alters genetic and epigenetic effects on complex traits in mice

R Hager, JM Cheverud, JB Wolf - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The interaction between maternally provided environment and offspring genotype is a major
determinant of offspring development and fitness in many organisms. Recent research has …

Association analysis of vitamin D-binding protein gene polymorphisms with variations of obesity-related traits in Caucasian nuclear families

H Jiang, DH **ong, YF Guo, H Shen, P **ao… - International journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
Background: Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) gene is well known for its function on glucose
and vitamin D metabolism in human populations. Previous studies suggested that the in vivo …

Pronounced inter-and intrachromosomal variation in linkage disequilibrium across the zebra finch genome

J Stapley, TR Birkhead, T Burke, J Slate - Genome research, 2010 - genome.cshlp.org
The extent of nonrandom association of alleles at two or more loci, termed linkage
disequilibrium (LD), can reveal much about population demography, selection, and …

Polymorphism in the insulin-like growth factor 1 gene is associated with age at menarche in caucasian females

J Zhao, DH **ong, Y Guo, TL Yang… - Human …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene, which plays a crucial role in
hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian hormone-controlled metabolic processes, may influence the …