2008
LOT: a tool for linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data
Zhang M, Feng R, Chen X, Hu B, Zhang H. LOT: a tool for linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data. Bioinformatics 2008, 24: 1737-1739. PMID: 18535081, PMCID: PMC2566542, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn258.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Detection of Genes for Ordinal Traits in Nuclear Families and a Unified Approach for Association Studies
Zhang H, Wang X, Ye Y. Detection of Genes for Ordinal Traits in Nuclear Families and a Unified Approach for Association Studies. Genetics 2006, 172: 693-699. PMID: 16219774, PMCID: PMC1456175, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.049122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsQuantitative traitsOrdinal traitsTraditional linkage studiesGenomewide association analysisAssociation of genesDetection of genesGametic disequilibriumLoci existAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesLinkage disequilibriumTraitsComplex diseasesLinkage studiesGrowth-associated protein 43Protein 43DisequilibriumPolymorphismFamilyMarkersNuclear families
2004
Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data
Feng R, Leckman JF, Zhang H. Linkage analysis of ordinal traits for pedigree data. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 16739-16744. PMID: 15548606, PMCID: PMC534720, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404623101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage analysisOrdinal traitsTourette Syndrome Association International ConsortiumLinkage analysis methodsQuantitative traitsEvidence of linkageGenome scanLinkage scanHuman diseasesAllele sharingTraitsPedigree dataInheritance patternDichotomous traitsSignificant allele sharingPhenotypeProportional odds logistic modelGENEHUNTERGenesGeneticsMarkersInternational Consortium