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An Introduction to
Statistical Genetics and Family-Based Association Tests
The recent completion of the Human Genome
Project has opened up exciting new resources for the study
of the role of hereditary causes of disease, and has
resulted in an explosion of interest in the field of
statistical genetics. The aim of this presentation is to
provide an overview of the field of statistical genetics,
describe the main challenges involved in the statistical
analysis of genetic data, and discuss some of the innovative
approaches used to address these challenges. In particular,
the talk will focus on family-based association tests.
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