Heterogeneity in Statistical Genetics: How to Assess, Address, and Account for Mixtures in Association Studies

by Derek Gordon, Stephen J Finch, Wonkuk Kim, et al.

Book Overview

Heterogeneity, or mixtures, are ubiquitous in genetics. Even for data as simple as mono-genic diseases, populations are a mixture of affected and unaffected individuals. Still, most statistical genetic association analyses, designed to map genes for diseases and other genetic traits, ignore this phenomenon.

In this book, we document methods that incorporate heterogeneity into the design and analysis of genetic and genomic association data...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303061123X
• ISBN13: 9783030611231
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"