title: An algorithm to approximate the likelihood for pedigree data with loops by cutting.
abstract: This paper presents a recursive algorithm to approximate the likelihood in arbitrary pedigrees with loops. The algorithm handles any number and nesting levels of loops in pedigrees. The loops are cut as described in a previous publication and the approximate likelihood is simultaneously computed using the cut pedigree. No identification of a loop in the pedigree is necessary before the algorithm is applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biometry and Genetics and the Center for Molecular and Human Genetics, Louisiana State University, Medical Center, 1901 Perdido Street, 70112-1393, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Elston