title: Overview of linkage analysis in complex traits.
abstract: The goal of this unit is to instruct the reader on the general approaches now available for mapping complex disease. The term complex genetic disease refers to a trait phenotype with an unknown mode of inheritance. The goal of this unit is to instruct the reader on the general approaches now available for mapping complex disease.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pericak-Vance
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005820:Genetic Testing; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric