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Abstract
The distribution of identity by descent (IBD) scores for sib pairs affected with a disease determined by a disease susceptibility (DS) locus tightly linked to the HLA complex is derived. It is shown that the sib pair IBD distribution differs from its a priori distribution and, moreover, is completely specified by three observable population parameters--the additive and dominance variances and the prevalence of the disease in the population. An application of the model is illustrated using data on juvenile diabetes mellitus.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 705775 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1978.tb01303.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tissue Antigens ISSN: 0001-2815